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" Millions around the world increasingly see America not as a model of democracy but as relying solely on brute force, cobbling coalitions together under the slogan, 'You're either with us or against us.' "

Vladimir Putin

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" My parents told me that children were taken from their families in 1941, and my mother had a child taken from her - with the goal of saving him. "

" I have always loved and avidly read the novels of Jack London, Jules Verne and Ernest Hemingway. The characters depicted in their books, who are brave and resourceful people embarking on exciting adventures, definitely shaped my inner self and nourished my love for the outdoors. "

" I think happiness is love. "

" Between major countries, there certainly always are some common ground and points of tension. "

" I'm sure corruption in Chechnya is minimal. "

" I swim almost every day, a thousand meters. "

" The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history. "

" Spying has always gone on since ancient times. "

" The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia signed in October 2000 became a truly historic step. The developments in the first decade of the 21 century confirmed that it was a particularly significant and timely step. "

" The leaders of the world's largest economies agreed during the November 2008 G20 summit not to create barriers hindering global trade and capital flows. Russia shares these principles. "

" A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia. "

" China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people. "

" Terrorists are always a threat to someone. If we'll be scared of them, it means they have won. "

" Some experts believe that somebody is deceiving WikiLeaks, that its reputation is being undermined in order for it to be used for political purposes. "

" I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected. "

" The Russian people have their own cultural code, their own tradition. "

" We need to use the United Nations Security Council and believe that preserving law and order in today's complex and turbulent world is one of the few ways to keep international relations from sliding into chaos. The law is still the law, and we must follow it whether we like it or not. "

" It is necessary to suppress any extremist actions, on all sides, regardless of their origin. "

" There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. "

" We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole. "

" I love the Russian classics very much, the Russian classical literature. But I also read modern literature. As far as Russian literature is concerned, I am very fond of Tolstoy and Chekhov, and I also enjoy reading Gogol very much. "

" I am never guided by a possible assessment of my work. "

" It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. "

" I don't read books by people who have betrayed the Motherland. "

" How does one control weight? By not overeating. How does one stay in shape? One plays sports. There are no magic pills here. "

" Why does the world dislike Russia? I do not think that we are unloved or considered to be ignorant. "

" If there are people who act outside the law, then the state must use legal means to impose law in the interests of majority. That's the way it's done in the U.S., and that's the way it's done in Russia. "