In Putin's world, and in mine, it is inconceivable that women be harassed and raped in public.

In a crisis, we will destroy exactly the weapons. Russia will never again fight on its own territory .

Russians aren't good at haggling, they aren't passionate about business. But they are outstanding fighters.

It scares me when the Europeans demand more and more democracy. It sounds like times past, when people here demanded more and more socialism.

I am of the opinion that we shouldn't turn away from Europe. We have to find ways to revitalize our relations.

The German chancellor said that our president lives in a different world. I believe he lives in a very real world.

For the next decades, Europe will not be a model that is attractive to Russia.

American politicians have openly said that the sanctions are aimed at bringing about regime change in Russia. That's aggressive enough.

Russian politics was focused for too long on fixing past mistakes - fixing the mistakes made in the 1990s.

Be with people who question you, that's how you learn and grow.

Private enterprise can never lead a space frontier. It's not possible because a space frontier is expensive, it has unknown risks and it has unquantified risks.

You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.

Talent alone is helpless today. Any success requires both talent and luck. And the 'luck' has to be helped along and provided by someone.

When someone isn't seen for a long time, Well, folk soon begin to imagine the worst.

Slumber not in the tents of your fathers. The world is advancing.

I like working with kids because I enjoy seeing the looks on their faces and, it's kind of selfish, I want a future audience.

Why are women still this underclass? If we all banded together...

As clouds are blown away by the wind, the thirst for material pleasures will be driven away by the utterance of the Lord's name.

I had to bite back a laugh. "Cary Taylor. Loving you isn't a character defect." Chapter 12, pg 213