I am a citizen of the world, and also a citizen of Ukraine.

For me it's very important to turn Kiev into one of the main centers of contemporary art in the world. There is New York. There's London. And there will be Kiev. Everyone will come and say, 'Wow!

What is extraordinary about contemporary art is the energy - it has our energy. New energy. Pieces hundreds of years old are beautiful from an aesthetic point of view, but without our modern energy.

Contemporary art will help me to modernise our society.

Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.

Politicians love power. I love freedom. That is why I am not a politician.

Olafur Eliasson is also one of the most visionary artists I've ever met. He is from Denmark and Iceland, and his focus is nothing less than the entire universe.

In all the world, rich people are very unpopular.

I conduct business, not dependent of public sentiment, but according to the rules of fair business.

Businessmen need to understand the challenges of society and contribute to solving them.

My pipe business I created from scratch; my media assets and bank I bought from the secondary market.

Thoughts can be easily expressed by words but feelings are very hard to express by words.

Research, though toilsome, is easy; imagination, though delightful, is difficult.

Do not expect to receive the love from someone else you do not give yourself.

Writers don't own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody. "Your very own words," indeed ! And who are you?

Lots of people say if you dredge too much stuff up, you'll go crazy - "You'll go insane!" But for a comedian, insanity is not a problem. It's a goal.

We weren't raised Muslim - we were born Muslim. I didn't go to a Muslim school, but it was just the theme song. It was ambient.

As we judge others so are we judged by others. The suspicious will always be tormented by suspicion.

It was another day to go to work, and try to play and play well.

Many people don't give a rip about politics and know as much about public affairs as they know about the topography of Pluto.