The Russian economy is way down because of the price of oil, and because the USSR was a big chunk of it.

Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge.

Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.

You must first be willing to fail — and you must have the courage to go for it anyway.

If you don't encounter setbacks in your career, if you don't have doubts and disappointments , let me tell you, you're not dreaming big enough.

I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.

Progress is not inevitable. It's up to us to create it.

And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.

Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure.

If someone tells me they skied all day and never fell down, I tell them to find another mountain.

Entrepreneurship is having an idea to do something great and not entirely have a plan on how to do it but the drive and will power to make it work

It is only the man that delays his gratification that is a man indeed.

A woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing doesn't want to go to the movies to watch a film about a woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing.

I love interacting the fans and try to answer questions that people have. And I love when people are excited about projects, so. I am just a tweet away.

The way I process things, they way I express myself, is in comics, just as poets process things that they are trying to understand.

You learn a lot though when you have kids, I'll tell you what. Did you know when a baby poops its diapers, you're not supposed to hit him with a rolled-up newspaper?

Science is what we do to keep us from lying to ourselves

This is what birds see. Only they're free and safe. The very opposite of me.

I fell in love with 'Star Trek' after J. J. Abrams's movie. I'm so into that.