“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.”

I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.

Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.

My personal position is that society must keep children safe.

I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart.

Russia is the biggest country in the world. It would be very difficult to surround it, and the world is changing so fast that it would basically be impossible, even in theory.

Protest actions and propaganda are two slightly different things.

U.S. society doesn’t want to play the role of international policeman.

I am the wealthiest man, not just in Europe, but in the whole world.

I have always reacted negatively to those who with their snotty noses and erotic fantasies prowl into others’ lives.

The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90’s is final.

A considerable share of the world’s population still cannot afford comfortable housing, education and quality health care.

No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law.

Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.

It is necessary to suppress any extremist actions, on all sides, regardless of their origin.

It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one’s own country with that enemy and try to rally some allies on that basis.

To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them to him is up to me.

Who is your opponent tonight, tonight I am playing against the Black pieces.

The attempted assassinations against me were not accidental.

I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.

The attacks inside Israel are operations we carry out in response to Israeli crimes against our people.

I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.

There is no way the Americans are going to be able to carry out a full scale war against Iraq and at the same time maintain the same kind of pressure on the Al Qaeda network in countries as diverse as Indonesia, Philippines, and Pakistan, as well as in Europe.

If you’re rational and logical, they argue their case rationally and logically. If you’re loyal and faithful, they turn those against you.

Your weak weaknesses are no use to them…. They find the strongest weaknesses you didn’t know were yours and use those against you.