I decided to go into politics because of our Soviet-style government.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILII decided to go into politics because of our Soviet-style government.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILII may not be a politician, but I will fight to the end of my life for what I believe in.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILIOur policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILIAny private security is a joke in a country where youre up against your own government.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILIA 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.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILII won’t go back on my decision. I’m not afraid of prison, but there are even worse dangers.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILIThis is my philosophy: I prefer to stay out of the public eye. I love freedom.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILII have always lived according to my conscience, and my past is clean.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILISince the whole village was poor, we didnt realize our own poverty. I was happy.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILII would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILIEurope 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.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILIThere are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILII had to choose: Either leave the country, where it’s become dangerous for me, or go on the offensive.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILII have money, but my most important capital is the trust of the people.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILIAll the therapists would tell me was that I was the only healthy person they knew.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILIA small country like Georgia has little influence on conflicts that must be resolved at the global level.
BIDZINA IVANISHVILI