I cannot suggest political ways out, that is the task of politicians, so it is simply that those who accuse me of this do not know how to read.

Surely people should eventually cease to be surprised at anything? And yet they continue to be.

The essence of life will never be captured by even the greatest of formulas.

Was it Gorky who had said, "If your children are no better than you are, you have fathered them in vain, indeed you have lived in vain".

Who will dare say he has defined art?

If we could all take a sober look at our history, then we would no longer see this nostalgic attitude to the Soviet past that predominates among the less affected part of our society.

Power is a poison well known for thousands of years. If only no one were ever to acquire material power over others! But to the human being who has faith in some force that holds dominion over all of us, and who is therefore conscious of his own limitations, power is not necessarily fatal. For those, however, who are unaware of any higher sphere, it is a deadly poison. For them there is no antidote.