We got 16,000 wonderful vehicles. We got all the steel that we make our tanks out of. Of course, we couldn't have done without Western aid.

If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there.

Generalissimo Stalin directed every move... made every decision... He is the greatest and wisest military genius who ever lived...

The mere existence of atomic weapons implies the possibility of their use.

The longer the battle lasts the more force we'll have to use!

Zhukov was the most successful commander of World War II, who fell from grace under Khrushchev, but never lost his place in the pantheon of Soviet heroes.

There's no smoke without fire.

If you feel that the Chief of the General Staff talks only rubbish, my place is not here. Better to give me a command at the front where I can be of better use!

The nature of encounter operations required of the commanders limitless initiative and constant readiness to take the responsibility for military actions.

There are things in Russia which are not as they seem.

When you forgive yourself, you free yourself from memories which aren’t serving you anymore.

Home was a refuge for me, a place I could truly relax.

I'm very consistent about spending time with family. And when you have dinner with your daughters - they'll keep you in your place and they'll teach you something about perspective.

I don't fit into the mold of the NBA man, and I think I've been punished financially for it.

Experiences are like hoarded gold. Whenever I dole out a piece of my private suffering, that is when I get letters from all over the world.

There are definitely racial problems in this country [the USA]. Comedy is a way we can figure out how to solve it, and how to solve it without making people really angry.

In the depth of the soul is the atman, the oversoul. And that oversoul is really love and compassion, peace, joy, and wisdom.

Lack of consistency is a weakness shared by all nations.

We are lovers, fear and I. She calls to me, and I let her in.