“This is my philosophy: I prefer to stay out of the public eye. I love freedom.”

Any private security is a joke in a country where youre up against your own government.

I have always lived according to my conscience, and my past is clean.

Nothing is sacred to a gamester.

I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work.

A difficult regional situation doesn’t justify one man’s determination to hold onto power. It’s clear to me that democratization is a very complicated process.

I decided to go into politics because of our Soviet-style government.

Since the whole village was poor, we didnt realize our own poverty. I was happy.

Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.

A small country like Georgia has little influence on conflicts that must be resolved at the global level.

There are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all.

I may not be a politician, but I will fight to the end of my life for what I believe in.

I had to choose: Either leave the country, where it’s become dangerous for me, or go on the offensive.

Europe and America should judge Georgia’s leadership on the basis of their actions, not just their words and promises. Otherwise Saakashvili will transform Georgia into a dictatorship.

Don’t think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking.

If we experienced life through the eyes of a child, everything would be magical and extraordinary.

An opportunity to honor the legacy of the lives drawn into the lines in my face, the broad of my nose.

I started out being a stand up and writing my own material. That took me to Talk Soup, where I was writing and performing for TV.

and I get refill number three or four and the wine is making my bones loose and it’s giving my hair a red sheen and my breasts are blooming and my eyes feel sultry and wise and the dress is water.

People’s feelings are easily swayed. The things reflected in people’s eyes are full of deception. Nothing is as it appears.

I haven’t come to you only to take , I haven’t come to you empty handed : I bring you poetry as great as yours but in anther tongue , I bring you black eyes and golden skin and curly hair.

The truth is that you already are what you are seeking. You are looking for God with his eyes. I suggest you ask, “What’s ultimately behind this set of eyes?” Turn around to see what is looking.