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.
Dalia GrybauskaiteWomen always look for a peaceful solution to a conflict. They are more sensible when they go for compromise or when they stand by their position. They are ready to listen to different views, to hear all the voices in society.
Dalia GrybauskaiteIf you need to pursue your interests, do not expect anyone else to do it for you.
Dalia GrybauskaiteFrom day one, my mantra has been - and will continue to be - that as a government we were there to serve the people, not the other way around.
Dalia Grybauskaite