“Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth.”

Being gay is not a crime.

Democracy is an internal subject of the developing society.

Haha come fight us now Napoleon.

The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information.

Our military might is the guarantor of Russia’s security and independence.

I believe that the presidential term should be limited.

My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust.

Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards foisted on us from outside.

Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this. As never before, it is vital to unite forces of the entire world community against terror.

Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen.

Democracy is not possible without effectively working legal system.

I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past.

The more intermediaries there are, the more problems there are.

The growing economic potential of India and Russia is mutually complementary in many respects.

Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.

The state security bodies should not be seen as an institution that works against society and the state; one needs to understand what makes them work against their own people.

You and only you know the pain you are willing to endure to achieve what others think is the impossible.

The success I’ve achieved comes to me from God.

If we’re going to achieve the change we need, we must elect strong progressives to Congress.

Would I swap what I have achieved as a cook if I could have been as successful as a footballer? Definitely.

I cook, I create, I’m incredibly excited by what I do, I’ve still got a lot to achieve.

When you help sportspersons achieve their full potential, you propel the sporting quotient of the entire country.

Anyone can be able to achieve their dreams, and that’s what this organization does.

Choose to achieve perfection. We won’t achieve it because perfection is impossible. But by pursuing perfection, we will achieve excellence.