I have several portraits of Jigoro Kano and a bust too, a very beautiful one.

It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.

If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities.

We discussed this very important issue yesterday over a beer.

It's not considered polite in Russia to count the money in someone else's pocket.

Whoever is the first to cry "Stop the thief" is the one who is guilty.

There is no uniform, global model for democracy.

If someone wants to open this Pandora's box and deal with it, all right, go for it then.

I'm convinced that a person in my position must provide a positive example to people.

A lot can be done, but not everyone immediately succeeds in everything.

A happy love needs to be reciprocated.

There is no one to talk to since Mahatma Gandhi died.

Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.

The biggest nationalist in Russia, that's me.

You know every stage of your life has an impact on you.

the powers like to talk about "freedom" to watch the population brain.

You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place.

Russia doesn't negotiate with terrorists, It destroys them.

Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.