By equating Putin and Russia, you are creating a situation that's the opposite of what you would like to have happen.

Today, a skilled manager makes more than the owner. And owners fight each other to get the skilled managers.

Large companies cannot finance political parties as their shareholders and employees have different political views.

I like everything to be dependable, heavy, English furniture.

I have to travel a lot, but relaxation to me is when I am at home.

My father was a construction engineer, and my mother was a production engineer.

A left turn in the fate of Russia is as necessary as it is inevitable.

To admit guilt for nonexistent crimes is unacceptable to me.

I'm not an ordinary prisoner.

I knew President Yeltsin well. He would never have tolerated government officials demonstratively showing off the millions they acquired through corruption, the way it's done today.

I established my bank in 1988.

Have the courage to rise from the challenges of life like a phoenix from the flames or you'll get lost in the ashes of despair, pain, and regret.

When you prick a person with a needle, red blood comes out- that's the real world.

I succeed in life by being passionate about my dreams,

Just get the 'One' in All. Then live accordingly. That's all.

Such days of autumnal decline hold a strange mystery which adds to the gravity of all our moods.

People love drama, and if you aren't really interested in perpetuating that, it keeps you from exploding on a mainstream stage. I'm totally fine with that.

The greatest movies are the ones you want to watch again and again.

I'm a guy here to play football. I'm not here for photos or newspapers or TV shows or trophies or awards. I'm not into all that.

The first rule of rock and roll is it's all about live. Then you have to learn a second craft, which is making records. It should go in that order.

Eating chocolates or popping pills won't reduce depression.Instead, one must read Gita. This will help relieve the stress and depression in life. It will help in dealing with challenges of life.