You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria.

The Russian people, at least the ones I know, have pride in being a Russian. And, therefore, they want to be taken seriously in international affairs.

History knows no resting places and no plateaus

We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

I don't read books, I write them.

Superstars strive for approbation; heroes walk alone. Superstars crave consensus; heroes define themselves by the judgment of a future they see it as their task to bring about. Superstars seek success in a technique for eliciting support; heroes pursue success as the outgrowth of inner values.