Vladimir Putin Quotes
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The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine.
— Vladimir Putin
Why does the world dislike Russia? I do not think that we are unloved or considered to be ignorant.
— Vladimir Putin
The demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.
— Vladimir Putin
Stalin is the most popular figure in all of Russia.
— Vladimir Putin
He who does not regret the break-up of the Soviet Union has no heart; he who wants to revive it in its previous form has no head.
— Vladimir Putin
China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people.
— Vladimir Putin
A considerable share of the world's population still cannot afford comfortable housing, education and quality health care.
— Vladimir Putin
The United States has overstepped its borders in all spheres - economic, political and humanitarian - and has imposed itself on other states.
— Vladimir Putin
I have met Vladimir Putin, and I know his ambition will not be detoured by a gimmicky red, reset button.
— Carly Fiorina
In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony.
— Vladimir Putin
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
— Vladimir Putin
I believe that the presidential term should be limited.
— Vladimir Putin
Russia's partners should understand it's best not to mess with us,
— Vladimir Putin
I've lost some weight. I am on that new Obama diet. Every day I let Vladimir Putin eat my lunch.
— Jay Leno
Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen.
— Vladimir Putin
My English is very bad.
— Vladimir Putin
The Cold War is over. The world has become much more complicated.
— Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin said the tanks that you see rolling through the streets are just part of the closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
— David Letterman
Life would be boring without gossip.
— Vladimir Putin
One can feel calm and at ease. Just leave kids alone, please.
— Vladimir Putin
Demographers affirm that choosing to have a second child is already a potential choice in favour of a third.
— Vladimir Putin
The Comrade Wolf knows whom to eat, as the saying goes. It knows whom to eat and is not about to listen to anyone, it seems.
— Vladimir Putin
To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many.
— Vladimir Putin
I'm convinced that democracy cannot be exported from one country to another, like you cannot expert revolutions, ideology.
— Vladimir Putin
If you want to lower the significance of Russia in the world, you actually just want to elevate your own country. That is a mistake.
— Vladimir Putin
At last, Russia has returned to the world arena as a strong state - a country that others heed and that can stand up for itself.
— Vladimir Putin
Not everyone likes the stable, gradual rise of our country. There are some who are using the democratic ideology to interfere in our internal affairs.
— Vladimir Putin
A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia.
— Vladimir Putin
I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff.
— Vladimir Putin
The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history.
— Vladimir Putin
Between major countries, there certainly always are some common ground and points of tension.
— Vladimir Putin
I believe that global common interests are a good foundation for finding solutions together.
— Vladimir Putin
There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self-determination.
— Vladimir Putin
How can a bureaucrat or a politician be trusted if he says loud words for the sake of Russia's good while trying to take his funds, his money abroad?
— Vladimir Putin
The more intermediaries there are, the more problems there are.
— Vladimir Putin
I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past. 'Superpower' is something which we used during the cold war time. Why use it now?
— Vladimir Putin
Russia never lost the Cold War ... because it never ended.
— Vladimir Putin
We see Serbs as our spiritual brothers. And that is what is at the base of our relations today and in the future.
— Vladimir Putin
Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.
— Vladimir Putin
I insist that people - wherever they live - have their rights and they must be able to fight for them.
— Vladimir Putin
What is a uni-polar world? No matter how we beautify this term, it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master.
— Vladimir Putin
In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered; national traditions, differences in nation and culture are being erased.
— Vladimir Putin
People are always teaching us democracy but the people who teach us democracy don't want to learn it themselves.
— Vladimir Putin
It's better to be hanged for loyalty than be rewarded for betrayal.
— Vladimir Putin
Every head of state and government in the world is allowed to have his opinion and to voice it.
— Vladimir Putin
This terrible tragedy ... the entire international community should unite in the struggle against terrorism this is a blatant challenge to humanity.
— Vladimir Putin
Cromwell is just as much of a bloody dictator as was Stalin.
— Vladimir Putin
Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.
— Vladimir Putin
For me the game of love is much like hunting a man on foot with a knife. It's not over until the blade is clean.
— Vladimir Putin
I think we should not control the Internet.
— Vladimir Putin
Europeans are really dying out!
— Vladimir Putin
Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.
— Vladimir Putin
Very interested in expanding the number of participants who will take part in laying the new gas pipeline in Europe.
— Vladimir Putin
Four years ago, the perpetrators believed they would bring America and the rest of the world to chaos, ... But they were mistaken.
— Vladimir Putin
I would like to inform you with great satisfaction of a new step forward on establishing partnership between Russia and Japan
— Vladimir Putin
The centuries-old history and culture of India, majestic architectural monuments and museums of Delhi, Agra and Mumbai have a unique attractive force.
— Vladimir Putin
I'm convinced that a person in my position must provide a positive example to people.
— Vladimir Putin
Putin has big plans for Russia ... Hats off to the Russians. I think I would just get along very well with Vladimir Putin.
— Pope Francis
The philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space.
— Vladimir Putin
I stress that we unambiguously support strengthening the non-proliferation regime, without any exceptions, on the basis of international law.
— Vladimir Putin
Not all G8 members take the view that chemical weapons were in fact used by the Syrian Army. Some actually agree with us that there is no proof.
— Vladimir Putin
The climate is changing. This year we have come to understand this when we faced events that resulted in fires.
— Vladimir Putin
Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms.
— Vladimir Putin
America's development began with a large-scale ethnic cleansing, unprecedented in human history.
— Vladimir Putin
It could truly be the case that Vladimir Putin has miscalculated in the long term with his adventure in Syria.
— Garry Kasparov
We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.
— Vladimir Putin
The biggest nationalist in Russia: that's me.
— Vladimir Putin
I consider it to be the meaning of my whole life and my obligation to serve my fatherland and our people.
— Vladimir Putin
It's alarming that military intervention in internal conflicts in foreign countries has become commonplace for the United States.
— Vladimir Putin
One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it, and it is inevitably related to a certain level of risk.
— Vladimir Putin
My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of Soviet patriotic education.
— Vladimir Putin
We have created stability, which is a necessary condition for development. But I can't call this system authoritarian.
— Vladimir Putin
I can't believe that OMON [Russia's riot police] would hit a girl. I simply can't imagine it.
— Vladimir Putin
Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.
— Vladimir Putin
Democracy cannot be exported to some other place. This must be a product of internal domestic development in a society.
— Vladimir Putin
Protest actions and propaganda are two slightly different things.
— Vladimir Putin
We discussed this very important issue yesterday over a beer.
— Vladimir Putin
I'll be honest, I felt an urge to squeeze him like a kitten and that led to the gesture I made. There was nothing behind it really.
— Vladimir Putin
I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice.
— Vladimir Putin
Some experts believe that somebody is deceiving WikiLeaks, that its reputation is being undermined in order for it to be used for political purposes.
— Vladimir Putin
If Russia's interests and security are threatened, Russia will resist. Everyone needs to know that.
— Vladimir Putin
I think happiness is love.
— Vladimir Putin
President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia.
— Vladimir Putin
Over the weekend, Vladimir Putin scored eight goals during a hockey game. It happened just after he had the goalie executed.
— Conan O'Brien
There is no uniform, global model for democracy.
— Vladimir Putin