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

I have some rules of my own. One of them is never to regret anything.

Radicals can be found in any environment.

One has to be insincere and promise something which you cannot fulfill. So you either have to be a fool who does not understand what you are promising, or deliberately be lying.

We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.

Superpower’ is something which we used during the cold war time.

I think the American people should express their preferences, and we’ll accept their choice.

No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights.

I was brought up in a very ordinary family, in fact, a worker’s family. Both my father and mother were ordinary citizens.

Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.

Bike is the most democratic transport vehicle. Bike is the most daring, challenging as it gives its owner the tempting feeling of freedom, that is why one can say without any exaggeration, bike is a symbol of freedom.

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.

It’s nothing really. It’s the unique presentation that makes me look good in the action scenes. Why did I dare do them? That’s a funny question! Why do I act? Why do I breathe!

For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

Love is indicated by deeds. (and not by words)

All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.

A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.

People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change

Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.

Advice is based on our sanskars. Implementation is based on theirs.