Humankind has no option but to protect and live in harmony with its natural environment. However, it would be regrettable if in putting an end to revolutionary extremism, we should then come to environmental extremism. We should not forget that all extremes are the same.

Man is beginning to explore the galaxy. But how much remains undone on earth?

God has given us enough wisdom to make improvements in our relations.

The opponents of perestroika had suffered a defeat, and then they organized the coup.

I am an optimist and I believe that together we shall be able now to make the right historical choice so as not to miss the great chance at the turn of centuries and millenia and make the current extremely difficult transition to a peaceful world order.

It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past.

The forests of Russia and Brazil are the lungs of the Earth.