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Construction of the first gas pipeline system was started during the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, and for all those years, from the 1960s until this day, Russia has been fulfilling its contract obligations in a very consistent and reliable way, regardless of the political situation. Vladimir Putin
The state security bodies should not be seen as an institution that works against society and the state; one needs to understand what makes them work against their own people. Vladimir Putin
My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of Soviet patriotic education. Vladimir Putin
I love the Russian classics very much, the Russian classical literature. But I also read modern literature. As far as Russian literature is concerned, I am very fond of Tolstoy and Chekhov, and I also enjoy reading Gogol very much. Vladimir Putin
If we speak calmly, in a businesslike fashion, let me draw your attention to the fact that Russia supplies arms to the legitimate government of Syria in full compliance with the norms of international law. We are not breaching any rules and norms. 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
If one looks at the map of the world, it's difficult to find Iraq, and one would think it rather easy to subdue such a small country. Vladimir Putin
We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement. Vladimir Putin
Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning. B. B King
Our aims are absolutely clear: They are a high living standard in the country and a secure, free and comfortable life. Vladimir Putin
Fantasy is fantasy. It's fiction. It's not meant to be a textbook. I don't believe in letting research overwhelm the fiction. That's a danger of science fiction in particular, as opposed to fantasy. A lot of writers forget that what they're doing is supposed to be art. Nora K. Jemisin
It does make me sad that there's a lot of great songs out there, and they're not going to see the light of day because they're competing with these tailgate songs. Zac Brown