We must pursue the removal of church property by any means necessary in order to secure for ourselves a fund of several hundred million gold rubles.

Three keys to success: read, read, read.

Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world.

The goal of socialism is communism.

When it comes to hang the capitalists they will compete with each other to sell us the rope at a lower price.

You must have your heart on fire and your brain on ice.

People always have been and they always will be stupid victims of deceit and self-deception in politics.

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

We can and must write in a language which sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us.

The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.

There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.

The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still.

Sooner or later, I'll be punctual.

You can't make a racehorse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig.

All men are children, and of one family.

For life goes not backward, nor tarries with yesterday.

Your own efforts "did not bring it to pass," only God-but rejoice if God found a use for your efforts in His work.

Retiring today allows me to walk away from the game with pride, rather than have the game walk away from me.

I full well realize that politics is a rough and tumble business, but politics should not be reduced to lobbing partisan hand grenades. Politics is not war. Terrorism is.

Sports are my passion and I really enjoy connecting with others who share my love of the game

I don't (do) the paintings for the money at all. I just love to paint, even if I don't sell them.