The Gorbachev period is conceived as an abandonment of historic Russian positions. So this is the framework, in my view, in which Putin operates.

If you do not know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.

Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.

Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.

World population needs to be decreased by 50%

Democracy is too important to leave up to the votes of the people.

This country cannot afford to tear itself apart on a partisan basis on issues so vital to our national security.

It is one of history's ironies that Communism, advertised as a classless society, tended to breed a privileged class of feudal proportions.

It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.

America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.

You have to be alive in order to live.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

The finding of God is the coming to one's own self.

Don't ask any questions and you won't hear any lies.

It is a religious duty for those who cook to learn how to prepare food in different ways, hygienically, for the table, so that it may be eaten with enjoyment.

I think todays music absolutely stinks. I really do mean that.

We also have a dog. His name's Beast. He's a sheepdog. He's super cute. I love him.

What is known for certain is dull.

I hereby resign this office of president of the United States.

So many people bare their midriffs, I don't know why mine is such an issue.