Any work you do, do it the best you can and achieve the maximum result.

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

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

Concrete examples of successful women and their stories of achievement are the best inspiration and [means of] empowerment for other women to seek the heights in their professional career and take a leading role in society.

While I am a lawyer by profession and have travelled to several countries, working and educating myself, I came from a rural background in a Third World country at a time when women were told what their place was and whose mothers enjoyed even less.

In professions where the criteria of professionalism, expertise, good manners and ethics apply, the gender aspect, i.e., whether a person is a man or woman, is not relevant at all. What is important is that citizens' confidence in politicians and the politics is strong enough to make politicians proud of their profession.

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.