I never had ambition to become president of the state or to accomplish more than men.

The world has become more diversified, with women becoming a real power of change.

If women decide that their mission, their political career, balances out what they have to give up, they can be and are equally successful as men.

There is an English saying, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Women often become these tough ones.

Hard work, courage and commitment - these are the key elements for success.

I don't subscribe to that school of thought that leadership can be altogether defined by gender.

I have learned from my own experience that if you work hard you will succeed.

I am a person of action. If I see I can bring a positive change, I will go for it, never mind that something might be hard to achieve.

During my election campaign I was not giving out empty promises, but invited every member of society to join the efforts to work for a better life in Lithuania.

If there were more women heads of state in the world, the world would be more peaceful and better focused on the improvement of the overall quality of life and welfare.

There are many examples of female leaders who are not afraid to take responsibility and openly face the challenges in the worst situations.

I'm sure, to many people, my life is not that exciting, but to me every day is an adventure.

If they ever do my life story, whoever plays me needs lots of hair color and high heels.

Forgiveness is taking seriously the awfulness of what has happened when you are treated unfairly. Forgiveness is not pretending that things are other than the way they are.

No matter how great you are, the next great one is already sitting there waiting to take your place.

Before any real benefit can be derived from physical exercises, one must first learn how to breath properly. Our very life depends on it.

People should allow me to be many things, really give me the room to put things in another dimension.

I NEVER LOOK BACK AT WHAT I HAVE ACHIEVED BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE FUTURE. I CAN LOOK BACK AT WHAT I HAVE ACHIEVED WHEN I AM RETIRED - BUT UNTIL THEN IT IS ALL ABOUT FOCUS.

A Poet, Naturalist, and Historian, Who left scarcely any style of writing untouched, And touched nothing that he did not adorn.

Some people believe that the nuclear bomb should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, since it scared the major powers away from war by equating it with doomsday.

A wandering minstrel I A thing of shreds and patches Of ballads, songs and snatches And dreamy lullaby!