One cannot declare that only his faith is correct and all other faiths are not. God is endlessly multi-dimensional so every religion that exists on earth represents some face, some side of God. One must not have any negative attitude to any religion but nonetheless the depth of understanding God and the depth of applying God's commandments is different in different religions.

Some are bound to die young. By dying young a person stays young in people's memory. If he burns brightly before he dies, his brightness shines for all time.

Economic growth is not only unncessary, but ruinous.

We always pay dearly for chasing after what is cheap.

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

I think the gap between rich and poor is an extremely dangerous phenomenon and needs the immediate attention of the state.

...skepticism can never provide firm ground under a man's feet. And perhaps, after all, we need firm ground.