Vladimir Putin Quotes Vladimir Putin We're no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable. Cold Cold War Eavesdropping Friends Longer Unacceptable War
In 1995, Russia virtually gave Chechnya de facto statehood and independence even though, de jure, it didn't recognize Chechnya as an independent state. And I would like to emphasize strongly that Russia withdrew all of its troops, we moved the prosecutors, we moved all the police, dismantled all the courts, completely, 100 percent. Vladimir Putin
The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine. Vladimir Putin
The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history. Vladimir Putin
Where in the world have you seen construction people who do everything on time, with good quality and at minimal prices? Just give me one country like that. A country like that doesn't exist in the world, you know. There's not one such country anywhere in the world. Vladimir Putin
Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism. Vladimir Putin
We need business to understand its social responsibility, that the main task and objective for a business is not to generate extra income and to become rich and transfer the money abroad, but to look and evaluate what a businessman has done for the country, for the people, on whose account he or she has become so rich. Vladimir Putin
No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights. Vladimir Putin
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in Russia, unlike in one third of the world's countries, being gay is not a crime. Vladimir Putin
I read papers, try to watch news programs on television, but, as a rule, recorded. During the day I have no time for that, so I watch something taped. As for the newspapers, I try to get through them every day. Additionally, of course, I look through news bulletins. Vladimir Putin
I don't feel political most of the time. Sometimes I'm placed in positions because no one else will go there. K'naan
If you want my personal attitude, I would tell you that I don't care about a person's sexual orientation. Vladimir Putin
Any writer kind of who knows what they're doing goes forth and grabs a copy of an issue of something that they want to be published in, or they skim it online. They read what that market has been doing. They see a particular flavor of fiction. Nora K. Jemisin
As a writer given to the old formalities of rhyme and meter, I sometimes feel endangered these days. X. J. Kennedy