“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.”

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.

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.

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