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" Any private security is a joke in a country where you're up against your own government. "

Bidzina Ivanishvili

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" The economy is governed through cartel agreements and monopoly. The attorney general is the one who's controlling funds. There is no free business in Georgia. "

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" In Georgia, people had already understood that communism couldn't survive, and I came to the institute in Moscow, and people still believed in it. They were completely different people, and I found it very difficult psychologically. "

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" America has chosen Georgia as a junior partner. The United States believes that Saakashvili is creating a democratic Georgia, but these are merely facades. "

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" My only hobby is going for walks outdoors. "

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" Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO. "

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" It was not my wish to come into politics. I was not a public person; I preferred to spend my birthdays with family and friends. But the 2008 elections were fraudulent, so I decided to finance the opposition to make them stronger. "

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" My main capital isn't the money. I respect myself; I respect my country. "

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" There are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all. "

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" I was writing my Ph.D. in the late 1980s and was keeping an eye on what was happening in the world. It became obvious to me that Russia couldn't live without computers. I think I worked this out a year before anyone else. I started looking for people who could help import them. "

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" I did not like formal meetings, because they took away my freedom. I just liked to spend time with my friends, where I could be myself and did not need to don a mask. "

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" I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work. "

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" I was forced to come into politics because Saakashvili had destroyed the opposition. I had a choice either to leave the country, because it was dangerous to live here, or to go into politics. "

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" I do yoga every day, some sport, have a meal once a day, eat some fruit, and drink one glass of wine. And once a month I gather together my close friends. But my wife and I do not like conspicuous luxury. "

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" With respect to Euro-Atlantic integration, we have to realize that we need to normalize the relationships with our neighbors, and especially with Russia. "

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" I travel as much as I can and meet people. "

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" I decided to go into politics because of our Soviet-style government. "

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" Since the whole village was poor, we didn't realize our own poverty. I was happy. "

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" Restoration of friendship with Russia, our biggest neighbor, is necessary for our peace and economy. "

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" I get no pleasure from politics; it's not in my character. "

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