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She has managed to juggle motherhood with being one of the most powerful women in the world.
But Hillary Clinton believes too many successful women tend to complain even when, like her, they “have it all”.
The US Secretary of State said she had no time for those who moaned about having too much on their plates.
I can’t stand whining,” she said. “I can’t stand the kind of paralysis that some people fall into because they’ re not happy with the choices they’ve made. You live in a time when there are endless choices.
“Money certainly helps and having that kind of financial privilege goes a long way, but you don’t even have to have money for it. But you have to work on yourself – do something.
“Some women are not comfortable working at the pace and intensity you have to work at in these jobs. Other women don’t break a sweat.
“They have four or five, six kids. They’re highly organised, they have very supportive networks.”
Clinton, 64, has been in the spotlight for decades and accompanied her husband Bill, 66, on his road to the American presidency.
In the interview with US Marie Claire, Clinton admitted she no longer has her hair styled because she spends too much time on the road.
She said she was so busy that she barely had time for the wedding of her 32-year-old daughter, Chelsea.
Clinton also reiterated her claim that she will not run for president in 2016, despite hints by her husband to the contrary.
“I have been on this high wire of national and international politics and leadership for 20 years,’”she said. “It has been an absolutely extraordinary personal honour and experience. But I really want to just have my own time back. I want to just be my own person. I’m looking forward to that.”
Clinton’s comments came after Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, claimed that women who try to have it all are deluding themselves.
The 56-year-old mother of two, who is the first woman to hold the financial post, said anyone trying to balance children and a career should accept there would be “failures”. - Daily Mail