Interethnic and spiritual accord is our strategic resource, the basis for progress of our society and state.

North Eurasia is one of the best examples of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence of Islam and Christianity. This is a rare thing in today's world, even in its most liberal parts.

It is extremely important that mass media, having freed from the relics of the Cold War, served for peace and dialogue between nations and religions, the rich and the poor, countries and continents.

We know that golf is an ancient game with great history and tradition, but our golf is only 10 years old so don't judge us too harshly.

We're working on accession to the WTO very actively. We still have several countries with which we need to conclude agreements and possibly that will happen next year.

In the past, it was only in science fiction novels that you could read about ordinary people being able to go to space... But you laid the foundation for space tourism.

We have to acknowledge peace is in danger and mankind still has not realised the priority to be given to world dialogue versus armed contradiction and bloodshed.

The terrorists whatever slogans they use have nothing in common with Islam.

For centuries we have been living in the society where not laws but people ruled, where there was no legal state.

When we were engaged in the problems of survival we had no time to have anything to do with culture.

We call upon all sides to stop hostilities and restart peace talks.

We can do nothing on our own except by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man.

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage.

By the grace of God alone, I was able to still focus, when it was time for me to do my job, and I think I've done it pretty good, and I know I can buckle down even more.

I went to an all-boys school and hated feeling like one of the crowd.

I've always been a little shy about taking my clothes off, but I don't worry about it any more.

Hormones were as potent as whiskey, and twice as sneaky.

Everybody that's living in this earth is living in a situation. It's not narrow-minded to the point where everybody is serious and nobody has a personality. I think people die telling jokes.

By listening to your higher self, or Atman, you can return to the truth that's already inside of you and in the process change not only yourself, but the entire world, through positivity and love.

I love acting, but I don't know if I'll ever get used to it.