Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.

If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship, this pressure produces diamonds.

I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment.

In Russia, people suffer from the stillness of time.

For us, the best time is always yesterday.

I have enough energy to insist on saying what I think.

If there is a pattern, it will come back - maybe in Russia more than anywhere else, because it has collapsed so many times. Maybe less so here in the States, because here the society is so young.

I don't want to deal with big, grand themes in my stories; art has nothing to do with themes. When you deal with themes, you are not creating; you are lecturing.

I am interested in the subject which is Russia.

People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election.

If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship this pressure produces diamonds.

If you are staying inside your comfort zone, It means you are in a prison and that hinders your life.

Acquit thyself in the Lord. He will give you inner peace.

God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.

Racism is America's greatest disease, racism is a disease of the white man.

I'd love to teach a self-defense class for ladies, specifically about running away from psychos in masks chasing them with chainsaws.

Nothing comes into being without a cause and when all the conditions are created, there is nothing that can prevent the consequence.

At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.

Don't make excuses, just get it done!

Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of energy resources.

The most important thing you do in your life is to die.