In the Soviet Union I was the head of all oil production. And you know in the Soviet Union, you didn't get that job unless you were really worth it.

It is impossible to divide the interest of a country and a company that works on its soil.

Politics are close to me, but there are different ways of participating in politics.

I can't afford to be indifferent to politics, but I don't have personal ambitions.

Gas consumption is growing everywhere.

I am also one of those persons who were transformed, who grew out of the Soviet system and transformed myself into the new Russia.

I'm not an actor who appears on the stage and gives people advice on how to live or what to do and entertains them. It is not my specialty.

The biggest engineering companies, like Schlumberger, Halliburton and others, have technology they spent billions of dollars developing.

Something was bleeding… and something was broken. It was my heart… because I had to leave you. (Chase to Rayne)

Suffering fuels strength.

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.

We have, instead (of soot and dirt), disorganization. We have this proliferation of goods. It's the disease of the time.

Don't blame Wall Street. Don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself!

It is the entire euro zone system which is under threat at the moment, not just a few small countries anymore... Our euro is under threat. The changing situation needs a quick and immediate reaction.

Things omitted are often more deadly than errors committed.

Unemployment in America today is too high. And part of the reason, unfortunately, is that many companies cannot fill the high-skilled jobs increasingly at risk of going overseas.

You don't write for actors. Actors come for characters you've made up.