Those who play badminton well take decisions quickly.

If the Americans like to eat GMO products, let them eat it then. We don't need to do that; we have enough space and opportunities to produce organic food.

When you borrow money, you should always think how you're going to pay it back.

Unsolvable problems do not exist. Any crisis is a combination of specific tasks to be worked on. The government has the experience and reserves to overcome the economic downturn

Legal reform in Russia is a must. And I keep track of it daily.

When I get into a bad mood, I do sports and then everythings OK. And then I go and make decisions, however painful they may be.

The devaluation of words and promises regarding free enterprise is, in principle, worse than the devaluation of the rouble

We must learn to succeed in conditions of low fuel and energy prices

I always say that modernization is not an abstract thing; its a very specific task.

[Global-warming debate] some kind of tricky campaign made up by some commercial structures to promote their business projects.

Demand for grain in the world today is a more stable trend than demand for energy. Russia is a major grain exporter and can consolidate its positions

I write because I know I am only one to control the world I created in my books.

if at all, anger has to be exercised.....let it be superficial

The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

The more grateful we feel, the more things we receive to feel grateful for. The more loved we feel, the more love we receive. The more beautiful we feel, the more attractive we become.

When one has seen something of the world and human nature, one must conclude, after all, that between people in like stations of life there is very little difference the world over.

Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living.

Wisdom is a very relaxed state of being. Wisdom is not knowledge, not information; wisdom is your inner being awake, alert, watchful, witnessing, full of light.

I'd really like to change the world and save it from the mess it's in. I'm so weak, I'm so thin, I want to fly, but I can't even swim.

The earth says have a place, be what that place requires; hear the sound the birds imply and see as deep as ridges go behind each other.