Vladimir Putin

If we speak calmly, in a businesslike fashion, let me draw your attention to the fact that Russia supplies arms to the legitimate government of Syria in full compliance with the norms of international law. We are not breaching any rules and norms.

I hope that things will not come to provocations (during the soccer World Cup). If this happens I think it would have very serious consequences for the Ukrainian government in general.

In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state’s role absolute. In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally uncompetitive. This lesson cost us dearly. I am sure nobody wants to see it repeated.

Russia does not want confrontation of any kind. And we will not take part in any kind of ‘holy alliance.’

KGB, collapsed. Of course it was incredibly difficult to go through this. After all, most of my life had been devoted to work in the agencies. But I had made my choice.

I am not prejudiced in any way.

Democracy must learn to defend itself.

Many people would like to see Nigel Farage represent Great Britain as their Ambassador to the United States. He would do a great job!

Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.

Another way to solve the traffic problems of this country is to pass a law that only paid-for cars be allowed to use the highways.

Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.

The option preferred by the privileged is for the fate of everyone else to be in the hands of insurance company executives whose goal, as Milton Friedman can explain, is to ensure maximum profit and market share: meaning the worst possible health care.

I think we need more young people; we need to elect young people to government. We need to give them a chance, in the media, in politics, in democracy.

I hate diversity workshops. Real change comes from having enough comfort to be really honest and say something very uncomfortable.

A ‘rogue state’ is a state that defies international laws and conventions, does not consider itself bound by the major treaties and conventions, World Court decisions-in fact, anything except the interests of its own leadership, the forces around the leadership that dominate policy.

Let us not forget that revolutions are accomplished through people, although they be nameless. Materialism does not ignore the feeling, thinking, and acting man, but explains him.

You know we’re going to control the insurance companies.

The rest of the world may associate May 1 with the struggle of American workers for basic rights…The U.S. calendar has a Labor Day, in September, celebrating the return to work after a vacation that is far briefer than in other industrial countries.

There should be no unemployment. There is large percentage of labor now which cannot make a living because wages are not high enough. That is industry’s 2nd job. 1st job is to make good product. 2nd pay a good wage.

Unfortunately, you can’t vote the rascals out, because you never voted them in, in the first place

It takes a brave man to be a coward in the Red Army.