“I am convinced that the norm in Russia should become a family with three children.”

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.

Terrorism has no nationality or religion.

Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves.

Being gay is not a crime.

Democracy is an internal subject of the developing society.

Haha come fight us now Napoleon.

The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information.

Our military might is the guarantor of Russia’s security and independence.

I believe that the presidential term should be limited.

My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust.

Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards foisted on us from outside.

You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.

Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted.

Therefore all childish fear must be put away.

Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.

The real wonders of life lie in the depths. Exploring the depths for truths is the real wonder which the child and the artist know: magic and power lie in truth.

Destiny’s Child will always be No.1 on my list.

Smile at each other. Smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other- it doesn’t matter who it is- and that will help to grow up in greater love for each other.

Writing for children is murder. A chapter has to be boiled down to a paragraph. Every word has to count.