“Humans who see something different than them want to hate it and tear it down. Britain had a government policy that allowed prejudice to destroy someone's life, and today there is still homophobia at home and elsewhere, like Russia or Greece. It's still a relevant discussion. While women have it better than the 1940s or '50s, sexism is still prevalent.” WantHumansStillsDifferentHomeGovernmentTodayHatePolicyTearsPrejudiceRussiaDiscussionBritainSexismRelevantElsewhereGreeceHomophobiaGovernment Policy Author:Keira Knightley
“When people call you brilliant it's always good, especially when the person heads up Russia.” PeoplePersonsBrilliantRussiaHeads Up Author:Donald Trump
“I don't understand this thing about [Bashar] Assad. He has to go. Assad is aligned with Iran and Russia. The one thing we want to prevent is we want to prevent Iran being able to extend a Shia crescent all across the Middle East. Assad has got to go.” WantAbleOne ThingMiddleEastRussiaIranMiddle EastAssadShiaCrescent Author:John Kasich
“My goodness, what we want in a leader is someone with judgment, not someone who is so reckless as to stand on the stage and say, "Yes, I'm jumping up and down; I'm going to shoot down Russian planes." Russia already flies in that airspace. It may not be something we're in love with the fact that they're there, but they were invited by Iraq and by Syria to fly in that airspace.” WantMayFactsLeaderStageGoodnessJudgmentIraqRussiaPlanesSyriaInvitedJumpingUp And DownReckless Author:Rand Paul
“So if we announce we're going to have a no-fly zone, and others have said this. Hillary Clinton is also for it. It is a recipe for disaster. It's a recipe for World War III. We need to confront Russia from a position of strength, but we don't need to confront Russia from a point of recklessness that would lead to war.” IfsWorldNeedsSaidWarPositionClintonDisasterRussiaWar Of The WorldsZoneWorld War IiWorld War IRecipesRecklessness Author:Rand Paul
“I'll tell what reckless is. What reckless is is calling [Bashar] Assad a reformer. What reckless is allowing Russia to come into Crimea and Ukraine. What reckless is is inviting Russia into Syria to team with Iran. That is reckless. And the reckless people are the folks in the White House right now. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are the reckless people.” PeopleHouseWhiteTeamCallingRight NowClintonFolksRussiaBarackIranWhite HouseAllowingSyriaRecklessUkraineInvitingReformersAssadCrimea Author:Chris Christie
“In 2003, I warned of a 'creeping coup' in Russia against the forces of democracy and market capitalism in Russia.” ForceDemocracyCapitalismRussiaCoups Author:John McCain
“Russia is no longer our enemy and therefore we shouldn't be locked into a Cold War mentality that says we keep the peace by blowing each other up. In my attitude, that's old, that's tired, that's stale.” WarAttitudeEnemyColdTiredRussiaMentalityLockedCold WarMy AttitudeStale Author:George W. Bush
“The Obama administration has revealed the size of America's nuclear arsenal. We have 1,000 warheads aimed at China, 1,000 aimed at Russia, and the rest aimed at Fox News.” AmericaNewsSizeChinaNuclearRussiaAdministrationFoxesArsenalFox News Author:Jay Leno
“Today Russia announced that it will join America's fight with the terror group ISIS. Then Putin said, "But I did not say which side.” SaidTodayAmericaFightingSidesGroupsTerrorRussiaIsisPutin Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I think we bring together that broad coalition including Russia to help us destroy ISIS and work on a timetable to get rid of Assad, hopefully through Democratic elections. First priority, destroy ISIS.” ThinkingFirstsHelpingTogetherElectionDemocraticIncludingPrioritiesRussiaHopefullyBroadsIsisCoalitionsAssadTimetablesDemocratic Elections Author:Bernie Sanders
“As president, I will stand up to the great human rights tests of our time - in China, Russia, and the Middle East. We must send a signal to our allies and adversaries that America is back in the leadership business.” HumansAmericaPresidentRightsMiddleTestsHuman RightsChinaEastRussiaOur TimeAlliesMiddle EastSignalsAdversaries Author:Carly Fiorina
“If you want to lower the significance of Russia in the world, you actually just want to elevate your own country. That is a mistake.” IfsWorldWantCountryMistakeRussiaSignificance Author:Vladimir Putin
“If Russia's interests and security are threatened, Russia will resist. Everyone needs to know that.” IfsKnowsNeedsInterestSecurityRussiaThreatened Author:Vladimir Putin
“Democracy means the power of the people and the possibility of influencing the governing parties. Russia had had enough experience with a one-party-system - we will not go back there.” PeopleMeanEnoughPartyDemocracyInfluencePossibilityRussiaGoverningHad Enough Author:Vladimir Putin
“Being in Russia filming War & Peace...filming War & Peace alone is an extraordinary experience, but to be out there was just magical.” WarExtraordinaryRussiaPeace War Author:James Norton
“If you had told me twenty years ago that I would write a novel set in Russia, much less two, I simply wouldn't have believed you. I had no familiarity with Russia or its history, but part of what drives me as a reader, and more and more as a writer, is curiosity, the desire to explore unfamiliar terrain and inhabit alternate lives.” IfsWritingYearsTwoDesireNovelReaderYears AgoTwentiesCuriosityRussiaFamiliarityUnfamiliarTerrain Author:Debra Dean
“The short story that eventually grew into Constellation was the first fiction set in Russia that I'd ever written, and that was right around the time I was giving up on a doomed, never-to-be-seen first novel. While I saw it could be something bigger, in hindsight fortuitous timing was as responsible as anything.” GivingFirstsStoriesFictionNovelSawsWrittenGrewGiving UpBiggerResponsibleRussiaShort StoryTimingDoomedConstellationsHindsightFortuitous Author:Anthony Marra
“When you're filming in Russia in Catherine's Palace, and you're in the real place where the Tsar's ball really happened, all those years ago, it does so much of the work for you. It's so vivid. You escape into this different time through the costumes, the sets and the atmosphere.” YearsDoeDifferentRealHappenedYears AgoBallsRussiaAtmosphereCostumesVividPalacesDifferent Times Author:Lily James
“Аt the end of the day, unless Iran and Russia want to have a rump Allawite state and a rump Sunni state, and a Kurdish state, then they're going to have to come to the table and bring about an end to this regime.” WantEndsStatesTablesRussiaThe End Of The DayIranRegimesKurdish Author:Adam Schiff
“Religion appears in so many contexts in WW1. Religion shaped the national identities and ambitions of several of the key players, especially Germany and Russia, both of which defined themselves as messianic nations. In both countries too, secular elites delved deeply into apocalyptic and prophetic ideas, giving their nations a millenarian bent.” GivingIdeasCountryNationsPlayerIdentityKeysAmbitionRussiaDefinedGermanyElitesSecularBentApocalypticPropheticNational Identity Author:Philip Jenkins
“here are problems with the Turkish products inside Russia and the tourism going down. People are worried about that. But the really big economic weapons, oil and especially natural gas, those have not been brought into play yet - mostly in the form of threat so far. So basically the view from here is that, yeah, things are getting bad, but they could still get much, much worse.” PeopleStillsPlayProblemBigsFormNaturalViewsEconomicProductsWeaponsYeahThreatOilRussiaWorriedGasTourismTurkishNatural Gas Author:Peter Kenyon
“Turkey's NATO membership is one thing that is forestalling the worst-case scenario - open conflict between Russia and Turkey - because neither Moscow nor the West wants a Russian NATO conflict to erupt.” WantCasesOne ThingWorstConflictWestRussiaTurkeysScenariosNatoMembershipMoscowWorst Case Scenario Author:Peter Kenyon
“I think it's important to remember the tensions between Turkey and Russia predate this jet shoot down by some time. I mean, Russia's long been Bashar al-Assad's strongest backer.” ThinkingMeanLongImportantRememberRussiaTensionStrongestAlsTurkeysJetAssadBashar Al Assad Author:Peter Kenyon
“Putin has succeeded in many ways in making Russia an essential player there. He seems to have stabilized the Assad regime. And he has limited the options for the U.S. and its allies, you know. He has air control over a significant amount of territory. And he can prevent the allies from establishing a no-fly zone there.” KnowsWaySeemsPlayerAirAmountEssentialsSignificantRussiaZoneTerritoryAlliesRegimesPutinAssad Author:Corey Flintoff
“What King Abdullah of Jordan said is essentially the war against ISIS is a war for the soul of Islam. And it must be Muslim troops on the ground that will destroy ISIS, with the support of a coalition of major powers - U.S., U.K., France, Germany and Russia.” SaidWarSoulSupportKingsMajorsIslamRussiaFranceGermanyTroopsIsisJordanCoalitionsKing Abdullah Author:Hillary Clinton
“I've said this before and I'm very proud of it, that when it comes to judgment, having run a hard race against Senator [Barack] Obama at the time, he turned to me to be secretary of State. And when it comes to the biggest counterterrorism issues that we faced in this administration, namely whether or not to go after bin Laden, I was at that table, I was exercising my judgment to advise the president on what to do, on that, on Iran, on Russia on China, on a whole raft of issues.” SaidHardStatesWholeRunningPresidentRaceIssuesProudExerciseJudgmentTablesChinaRussiaAdministrationBarackIranSecretarySenatorsAdviseBin Laden Author:Hillary Clinton
“I worry very, very much about an isolated country. That's what makes me nervous. Russia lives in the world. China lives in the world. North Korea is a very, very strange country because it is so isolated, and I do feel that a nation with nuclear weapons, they have got to be dealt with. Dealt with effectively.” WorldFeelsCountryNationsWorryStrangeWeaponsChinaNuclearRussiaNervousIsolatedNuclear WeaponsKoreaNorth Korea Author:Bernie Sanders
“What Secretary Ash Carter is looking at is the constant pressure that Russia's putting on our European allies. The way that Russia is trying to move the boundaries of the post-World War II Europe. The way that he is trying to set European countries against one another, seizing territory, holding it in Crimea. Beginning to explore whether they could make some inroads in the Baltics.” WorldWayTryingWarCountryMovingEuropePressureConstantRussiaBoundariesPostsWar Of The WorldsTerritoryAlliesWorld War IiWorld War IAshesSecretaryCarterEuropean CountriesSeizingCrimea Author:Hillary Clinton
“What do we do if we pass a law that says this has to be done, and then China says, oh, well, OK, we're going to pass that law too and we want access to every iPhone in China? Iran says the same thing, Russia says the same thing - you know, the bad guys go underground. They'll shift to some other encrypted platform.” IfsKnowsWantWellsDoneLawGuyChinaAccessRussiaIranPlatformsBad GuysIphoneOh Well Author:Angus King
“Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad? That would be a different story. But I don't think World War III is going to happen in Syria.” ThinkingWorldDifferentWarStoriesHappensWould BeDoorsRussiaWorriedWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ISyriaAssad Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“Other than our disagreement over Syria, I would say our relationship with Russia is very good and we are seeking to broaden and deepen it. Twenty million Russians are Muslims. Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism. We both have an interest in stable energy markets. Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one. We both want a unified Syria that is stable in which all Syrians enjoy equal rights.” WantFightingEnergyEnjoyInterestMillionsRightsEqualTwentiesVery GoodSeekingRussiaStableOur RelationshipSyriaEqual RightsStrategicExtremismDisagreementUnifiedTacticalRadicalism Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“When our embassy is attacked in Benghazi by terrorists and there is no response, you get more bad behavior. When Russia invades Ukraine and there is no response, you get more bad behavior. When Syria crosses the red line and there is no response, you get more bad behavior. When Iran launches tests of ballistic missiles and there is no response, you get more bad behavior. When North Korea attacks Sony Pictures and there is no response, you get more bad behavior. In other words, Mrs. Clinton, you cannot lead from behind. We must respond when we are attacked or provoked.” LinesBehindsBehaviorRedCrossesTestsClintonResponseTerroristRussiaIranSyriaKoreaNorth KoreaUkraineMissilesProvokedBad BehaviorSonyEmbassyBenghaziRed LinesNo Response Author:Carly Fiorina
“When Iran continues to get away with bad behavior, what do our allies who are Iran's enemies think about us? It is why we cannot stand by while Russia allies itself with Iran. You can't outsource American leadership to Russia. Russia isn't on our side. They're on their side and Iran's side.” ThinkingSidesEnemyBehaviorRussiaGet AwayIranAlliesBad BehaviorAmerican Leadership Author:Carly Fiorina
“When you have the countries like Germany, China, and Russia decline, and be replaced by others, that's when systemic wars start. That's when it gets dangerous, because they haven't yet reached a balance. So Germany united in 1871 and all hell broke loose. Japan rose in the early 20th century, and then you had chaos. So we're looking at a systemic shift. Be ready for war.” WarCountryUnitedHellCenturyDangerousHavensReadyBalanceRoseChaosChinaRussiaBrokeGermanyJapanDeclineReplaced20th Century Author:George Friedman
“I'm a hardened atheist but I feel that we have an inbuilt need for God. If you eradicate religion, you end up with something terrible in its place, like the communist state, as in Russia or China, where the dictator becomes the messiah figure.” IfsNeedsFeelsEndsStatesFiguresTerribleAtheistChinaRussiaCommunistDictatorMessiahHardened Author:Jonathan Trigell
“America was good enough to make a small compact lighter weight nuclear weapon. The Russians still had these big clunky heavy ones, so they had to build the big boosters in the arm's war, so now all of the sudden Russia could take off the shelf and put into orbit much heavier things than we could, so that's why they had the original leadership.” StillsWarEnoughBigsAmericaArmsWeaponsWeightOriginalsHeavyNuclearRussiaGood EnoughNuclear WeaponsShelvesLightersOrbitCompact Author:Burt Rutan
“There's a huge and hungry market for the books on style and fashion in Russia, though the books should be done in Russian, not English since there are few readers who've master foreign languages well enough to buy foreign editions.” ShouldWellsBookDoneEnoughLanguageFashionStyleMastersHugeReaderRussiaHungryForeign LanguageFashion And Style Author:Alexander Vassiliev
“Russia's 62% of women and only 38% men, many of whom are heavy drinkers, so the battle for the female happiness is a rude one, only the slimmest, the leggiest, the blondest and the sexiest are the winners.” MenBattleFemaleHeavyRussiaWinnerRudeDrinkersSexiestHeavy Drinkers Author:Alexander Vassiliev
“When I was in Russia I found that I thought I was going to give these people that I was interviewing a whole bunch of choice in terms of what they could drink while we were chatting.” PeopleGivingWholeChoicesFoundTermDrinkRussiaBunchChatting Author:Sheena Iyengar
“I've thought for some time that the answer to a lot of problems in the Middle East, including Iran, include an active role with Russia. And I think, in some ways, we've taken show votes in the U.N. that are guaranteed to failure before we take them.” ThinkingWayShowsProblemAnswersRolesTakenMiddleVoteIncludingActiveEastRussiaIranMiddle East Author:Rand Paul
“The more we can have peaceful trade both with Russia, with China, and with others, you know, there's a self interest in this for everyone.” KnowsSelfInterestTradeChinaRussiaPeacefulSelf Interest Author:Rand Paul
“I think if Russia is really an honest signatory to the chemical weapons ban, if Syria wants to be, ultimately someone has to be responsible for killing civilians. And that's the hard part out of this.” IfsThinkingWantHardHonestWeaponsResponsibleKillingRussiaChemicalsSyriaCiviliansBansBeing ResponsibleChemical Weapons Author:Rand Paul
“The one way, possibly, out of this is for [Bashar] Assad to abdicate and plead, perhaps to Russia or somewhere else. Would save another wave of civilian casualties if we could get him to abdicate.” IfsWayWaveRussiaOne WaySomewhere ElseCiviliansCasualtiesAssadCivilian Casualties Author:Rand Paul
“It sometimes seems to me that some of our Western partners do not want Russia to fully recover. They would like Russia to be in a subdued state, and they want Russian resources to be used for the benefit of the U.S. economy.” WantSometimesStatesSeemsUsedEconomyBenefitsResourcesWesternPartnersRussia Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“Some think that Russia should become a kind of a U.S. province, where it should supply natural resources to the United States and the rest of the world. But these people ignore one very important thing: The Russian people will never agree to this scenario. Russia is ultimately a self-sufficient country.” PeopleThinkingWorldShouldKindImportantSelfCountryStatesNaturalUnitedUnited StatesResourcesAgreeImportant ThingsRussiaSufficientScenariosNatural ResourcesProvincesSelf Sufficient Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“If you want Russia to be a real fully developed partner, then America should invest in Russia and activate Russia as a strong nation.” IfsWantShouldRealAmericaStrongNationsPartnersRussiaActivate Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“Many people who live in big countries like ours thought that we had resources that would work for us for many, many years, but that was a mistake. Our natural wealth corrupted us. In this country, you were among the first to raise environmental issues. In Russia, despite all of its problems today, people are concerned about the environment, and it's become a central issue on the agenda.” PeopleYearsFirstsCountryProblemBigsTodayNaturalWealthMistakeIssuesEnvironmentResourcesConcernedRaisesEnvironmentalRussiaDespiteAgendasEnvironmental Issues Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“The forests of Russia and Brazil are the lungs of the Earth.” EarthRussiaForestsLungsBrazil Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“Lake Baikal in Russia has 25 percent of the freshwater resources of the world. Sixty-five percent of the Russian ecosystems are in danger. So let's preserve what we have, and let's take good care of nature.” WorldCareFiveDangerPercentResourcesRussiaPreservesLakesSixtyEcosystems Author:Mikhail Gorbachev