#russia

I guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same reason that Napoleon had for invading Russia: it seemed like a good idea at the time. ↗

— Bill Cosby

#good #good idea #guess #had #i

If all Europe lies flat while the Russian mob tramps over it, we will then be faced with a war under difficult circumstances, and with a very good chance of losing it. ↗

— James Forrestal

#circumstances #difficult #difficult circumstances #europe #faced

Resolution 1441 does not give anyone the right to an automatic use of force. Russia believes that the Iraqi problem should be regulated by the Security Council, which carries the main responsibility for ensuring international security. ↗

— Igor Ivanov

#automatic #believes #carries #council #does

Scratch a Russian, and you'll find a peasant. ↗

— Milla Jovovich

#peasant #russian #scratch #you

Tolstoy may not be showing that much of Russia at that time even. It's hard to tell. You tend to associate the quality of the period with what's lasted - what's still good. And that quality becomes the whole period. ↗

— Donald Judd

#becomes #even #good #hard #lasted

I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#democracy #i #i think #invention #learning

I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#democracy #distorted #economy #i #i think

I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions and protests that could force Kremlin to reconsider its plans to abolish presidential elections. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#actions #convince #could #democracy #elections

Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#fall #instructions #just #kremlin #parliament

The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#media #parliament #political #political life #real