Next year [2017], we are going to hold a series of events there that we would like to call Russian Seasons [in Japan]. Over 40 different activities - and what is more, in different cities.

It's better not to argue with women.

It's better to be hanged for loyalty than be rewarded for betrayal.

You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness.

Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.

People are always teaching us democracy but the people who teach us democracy don't want to learn it themselves.

We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord's blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal.

I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart. What matters is not an external display of this faith, but the inner state of the soul.

Maybe they have nothing else to do in America but to talk about me.

Hitler wanted to destroy Russia- everyone needs to remember how that ended

I don’t regret anything. I did everything absolutely correctly.

Being brave doesn't mean you're not scared.

Those for whom things came easily usually made less of an effort, not more.

Love isn't a waste of time

We stand now at the turning point between two eras. Behind us is a past to which we can never return...

The only way you can get experience is from the clock. Time works with some people and against some people. Fortunately, the clock has worked in my favor.

I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.

Every valuable creative idea must always be logical in hindsight. If it were not, we would never be able to see its value.

Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way of it is politicians and apathy.

He's only mediocre, jealousy can't get with me.

It's disturbing how fast weeds take root in my garden of worthiness. They're so hard to pull. And grow back so easily.