I gained an inner peace, the serenity of a prisoner, so to speak.

Thus, the word is more essential than cement. Thus, the word is not a small nothing. In this manner, noble people begin to grow, and their word will break cement.

I support equality. Everyone should feel free to live out the parts of their personality that correspond to the classic male or female image.

We see pluralism: We can see that there are different ideological and political positions in Russia. If the authoritarianism finally ends, we will have real competition.

I believe in fate. And in the depths of my soul, I am an Orthodox Christian. I think the New Testament is especially important. What Jesus and his disciples preached and did was a great thing.

The incomprehensible pleases us, the inexplicable is our friend.

When I am weak, then I am strong.

There are areas of official life in the United States that are similar to Russia. For example: disbursement of protest, and the way American prisons are run, which is pretty tough.

Mordovian prisoners are afraid of their own shadows. They are completely terrified.

I also dreamt about finally meeting the leftist Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. He is a great role model for me.

Men should also pay attention to their appearance and occasionally use cosmetics.

You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena.

All great and famous people understand that the chief priority in their life is to discover oneself, ones calling and to devote one’s life to its fulfilment

Macho does not prove mucho.

Your body is a vehicle of your emotions and a vehicle of feelings and a vehicle of whatever you need to get done in life. And you've got to take care of that vehicle.

We are so small between the stars, so large against the sky.

A soldier fights with an irresistible strength when he has blown up his bridges and burnt his boats. Even so, it is with a soldier of ahimsa.

In my early twenties, that's when I really began to write. Before that, I was too busy working, keeping myself going.

The way the Beloved can fit in my heart, two thousand lives could fit in this body of mine. One kernel could contain a thousand bushels, and a hundred worlds pass through the eye of the needle.

I liked getting the best villain award. I thought that was funny.

Putting out a newspaper without promotion is like winking at a girl in the dark -- well-intentioned, but ineffective.