In every life there is one particular event that is decisive for the entire person-for his fate, his convictions, his passions.

To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is good.

We have to condemn the very idea that some people have the right to repress others.

The perception of the West as mostly a "knight of democracy" has been replaced with the disappointed belief that pragmatism, often cynical and selfish, lies at the core of Western policies. For many Russians it was a grave disillusion, a crushing of ideals.

Religion always remains higher than everyday life. In order to make the elevation towards religion easier for people, religion must be able to alter its forms in relation to the consciousness of modern man.

Yes, you live with your feet in the mud and there's no time to be thinking about how you got in or how you're going to get out.

If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?