“Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy.”

Life is inevitably related to a certain level of risk.

Everything will probably never be OK. But we have to try for it.

I insist that people – wherever they live – have their rights and they must be able to fight for them.

I’m eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they’ve trusted me to be the head of the Russian government.

f you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God’s sake.

China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people.

I spend a little time every day to play sports.

Democracy cannot be exported to some other place. This must be a product of internal domestic development in a society.

It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.

I am not prejudiced in any way.

Any fourth grade history student knows socialism has failed in every country, at every time in history.

A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia.

The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.

The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history.

There are fundamentals of democracy, and they should be understood universally in different countries.

What is a Rechtsstaat? It is obedience to the existing law.

Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.

Asking “Am I choosing from my divinity or am I choosing from my humanity? “ opens the door for us to experience realms of reality that we may never have visited before.

Man becomes a slave to his constantly repeated acts. What he at first chooses, at last compels.

People would say ‘Who is a leader?’ A leader is a person that does the work. It’s very simple. It’s a personal choice for people who choose to put in their time and their commitment to do the work. It’s a personal choice.

Worry and worship cannot exist in the same space. One always displaces the other. Choose worship.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself “I have a choice.”

Many of us don’t realize that we have a choice about which aspect of ourselves we will use as the foundation upon which we build our lives.