Russians don't complain, usually.

I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the humor of it yourself.

Russian humor is to adapt or make some sense or nonsense out of the insanity of their lives.

I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain the most beautiful art objects in the American West, in my opinion.

Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.

Leading economists have shown that by shrinking Texas, we can actually create more income for Texas in the long run.

Siberia is so big, it’s almost more an idea than a place