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We Russians are already living, not getting ready to live. — Boris Yeltsin

If we had a better understanding of the ways we think about enemies, we might be able to think of more rational ways of settling conflict. — Sam Keen

A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame. — Boris Yeltsin

A sense of proportion and humanitarian action are not issues for terrorists. Their aim is that of killing and destroying. — Boris Yeltsin

I cannot shift the blame for Chechnya, for the sorrow of numerous mothers and fathers. I made the decision, therefore I am responsible. — Boris Yeltsin

I have Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin to thank that a Russian writer can not only write anything he wants, but also publish it. — Vladimir Sorokin

Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky. — Boris Yeltsin

A politician must have some scruples, a certain decency; he cannot smear himself in the mud for the sake of a high ideal. — Boris Yeltsin

On deathbed every single good, bad, ugly moment becomes special. — Sheeja Jose

The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

I am a Soviet man, and Yeltsin is a Soviet man - maybe our grandchildren will be different. — Aleksandr Lebed

Not a single reform effort in Russia has ever been completed. — Boris Yeltsin

The curse of the human race is not that we are so different from one another, but that we are so alike. — Salman Rushdie

International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia. — Boris Yeltsin

Rereading a favorite novel first read 5, 10, or 20 years ago, is a measure of our travel, how far we've come; it's a way of visiting an earlier self. — Lewis Buzbee

It is clear to me that unless we connect directly with the earth, we will not have the faintest clue why we should save it. — Helen Caldicott

You have no right to criticise Russia over Chechnya. — Boris Yeltsin

Say it for me, Rainy. No other man. — Kenya Wright

A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away. — Boris Yeltsin

Money, big money (which is actually a relative concept) is always, under any circumstances, a seduction, a test of morals, a temptation to sin. — Boris Yeltsin

We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it. — Boris Yeltsin

While others are broadcasting be listening — Bernard Kelvin Clive

I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table. — Lennart Meri

Your life is a lot bigger than this moment. You need to remember that you can't let the trials you face right now derail your course forever. — Bree Despain

The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians. — Boris Yeltsin

Kissing's a good thing, man. It's the doorbell of intimacy. — Thomas Haden Church

The clouds of terror and dictatorship are gathering over the whole country. They must not be allowed to bring eternal night. — Boris Yeltsin

The natural hostility of beasts is laid aside when flying from pursuers; so also when danger is impending the enmity of rivals is ended. — J. K. Bharavi

I especially love driving down a hill directly at a tree and swerving to one side at the last moment. That's my way to relax. — Boris Yeltsin

They reached their familiar, circular dormitory with its five four-poster beds, and Harry, looking around, felt he was home at last — J.K. Rowling

We want peace and a political solution to the situation in Chechnya. — Boris Yeltsin

You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long. — Boris Yeltsin