It would be easier to fight the Russian army, and it would give me great satisfaction, but I have a responsibility to my people

The war is ending, for the first time in the history of relations between Moscow and Grozny, and the era of peace is starting.

Independence is not a whim or an ambition. It is the necessary condition of our survival as an ethnic group.

Western States keep playing with, and around, Russia.

A foreign ideology cannot be introduced into Chechnya - were it through an Arab or al-Qaeda. Our experience is rich and long enough for us to be Muslims and know what jihad is.

I assure you, it would be much more pleasant for me to be an ordinary voter in peaceful Chechnya than the president of a republic at war.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).

He'd kill you all right. No sweat. But for the wrong reasons. Amateur's reasons. Of course, you'll be just as dead.

I’ll be fine. I’m always fine.

The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.

Well, I'm playing for the fans so whenever they come and ask for autographs I always try to give it to everybody because I'm out there for the people.

The whole world is one neighborhood.

The large majority of faith-based people are decent, fair-minded people. We should not characterize people of faith as the adversaries of GLBT equality.

Science studies the relations of things to each other: but art studies only their relations to man.

I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way.

Forgot the blush that virgin fears impart To modest cheeks, and borrowed one from art.