I've never been to the Soviet Union and the main reason for that is I was warned several times by people from the KGB who had defected to the West that it would be very unsafe for me to go there

The ultimate sophistication of subversion is to take over the government, not by unlawful but by lawful means.

I've tried to make a book that's accessible to the ordinary, intelligent reader. Very often books that cover this kind of subject are written by academics, for academics. But I am not an academic.

You are never defeated in life, you are only a learner.

If the shoe fits, buy another one just like it.

A poet must be a psychologist, but a secret one: he should know and feel the roots of phenomena but present only the phenomena themselves in full bloom or as they fade away.

The theatre and traveling through my modeling jobs, all of those experiences have helped a lot actually.

It's no secret that I am not afraid to shine bright and be festive, and I like to encourage that in others.

To begin with, our perception of the world is deformed, incomplete. Then our memory is selective.

Women do not find it difficult nowadays to behave like men, but they often find it extremely difficult to behave like gentlemen

I cannot truly imagine a truly great person who hasn't suffered.

The best wrestlers, whether its a Hulk Hogan or a Rey Mysterio, are the ones who have psychology and can understand this business.

That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.