Vladimir Putin Quotes Vladimir Putin My parents told me that children were taken from their families in 1941, and my mother had a child taken from her – with the goal of saving him. Child Children Families Me Mother Parents
Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism. Vladimir Putin
China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people. Vladimir Putin
Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy. I want to say, and even stress, that we share those universal democratic principles taken around the whole world. Vladimir Putin
For Russia, there is not and there may not be another political option but democracy. However, Russian democracy is… not at all the realization of standards imposed on us from outside. 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
The Chechnya problem is a centuries-old problem. The thing is that today, fundamentalists and terrorists are exploiting those centuries-old problems to accomplish their own objectives that have nothing to do whatsoever with the interests of Chechnya. Vladimir Putin
No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights. Vladimir Putin
Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this. As never before, it is vital to unite forces of the entire world community against terror. Vladimir Putin
There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. Vladimir Putin
I don't know what I would have been doing if I was not in YG, but I think I would be doing something artistic. G-Dragon
I remember the first time I heard 'The Thunder Rolls.' It was dark, and we were driving to the beach. There was the thunder outside and the thunder in the song. It was eerie. Zac Brown