A difficult regional situation doesn't justify one man's determination to hold onto power. It's clear to me that democratization is a very complicated process.

All the therapists would tell me was that I was the only healthy person they knew.

There are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all.

This is my philosophy: I prefer to stay out of the public eye. I love freedom.

I won't go back on my decision. I'm not afraid of prison, but there are even worse dangers.

A small country like Georgia has little influence on conflicts that must be resolved at the global level.

I have always lived according to my conscience, and my past is clean.