Only those who decline to scramble up the career ladder are interesting as human beings. Nothing is more boring than a man with a career.

If so far we have been unable to see clearly or to reflect the eternal lineaments of truth, is it not because we too are still moving towards some end-because we are still alive?

We particularly like people who value us highly.

I have always insisted on the need for local self-government for Russia, but I never opposed this model to Western democracy. On the contrary, I have tried to convince my fellow citizens by citing the examples of highly effective local self-government systems in Switzerland and New England, both of which I saw first-hand.

Mourn if you must, but don't stop fighting.

I have grown used to the fact that public repentance is the most unacceptable option for the modern politician.

No one can bar the road to truth, and to advance its cause I am prepared to accept even death.