No truly sophisticated proponent of repression would be stupid enough to shatter the facade of democratic institutions.
Russians aren't good at haggling, they aren't passionate about business. But they are outstanding fighters.
In a crisis, we will destroy exactly the weapons. Russia will never again fight on its own territory.
Russian politics was focused for too long on fixing past mistakes - fixing the mistakes made in the 1990s.
It scares me when the Europeans demand more and more democracy. It sounds like times past, when people here demanded more and more socialism.
In Putin's world, and in mine, it is inconceivable that women be harassed and raped in public.
For the next decades, Europe will not be a model that is attractive to Russia.
A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. It’s only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.
In Shakespeare, keep it simple. Don't over-inflect. The speech needs to be naturalistic and simple and accessible as much as possible.
Your own efforts "did not bring it to pass," only God-but rejoice if God found a use for your efforts in His work.
The mind is sicker than the sick body; in contemplation of its sufferings it becomes hopeless. [Lat. , Corpore sed mens est aegro magis aegra; malique In circumspectu stat sine fine sui. ]