"I always knew I had to work hard."

“The goal of management is to remove obstacles.”

“Andrius turned. His eyes found mine. I'll see you he said. My face didn't wrinkle. I didn't utter a sound. But for the first time in months I cried. Tears popped from their dry sockets and sailed down my cheeks in one quick stream. I looked away. The NKVD called the bald man's name. Look at me wispered Andrius moving close. I'll see you he said. Just think about that. Just think about me bringing you your drawings. Picture it because I'll be there.”

Source : Ruta Sepetys (2011). “Between Shades of Gray”, p.158, Penguin

“I remember the special effects people had fun making a little doll that looked like me - which is not so easy - and it had to move along the floor.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“In love swallow your pride but never your dignity.”

“The only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers. You need each other to get by.”

“The pressure is always there... I just have got to go out there and enjoy my moment and do my best.”

“The religions of the world must be assessed, not on the basis of their convoluted theologies, but in terms of the extent to which they serve as forces of liberation and empowerment.”

Source : Agnivesh's Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech, www.rightlivelihoodaward.org. December 31, 2004.

“Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.”