I believe in the cosmos. All of us are linked to the cosmos. So nature is my god. To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals. Being at one with nature.

For the first time ever, we have confronted in reality the sinister power of uncontrolled nuclear energy.

Peace is not unity in similarity but unity in diversity, in the comparison and conciliation of differences.

With Yeltsin, the Soviet Union broke apart, the country was totally mismanaged, the constitution was not respected by the regions of Russia. The army, education and health systems collapsed. People in the West quietly applauded, dancing with and around Yeltsin. I conclude therefore that we should not pay too much attention to what the West is saying.

In principle as a philosophy, a model of organising society, Communism has to be respected. As regards the use of certain methods to advance social justice and greater regulation by the state, there are certain methods that are useful. What we need is a new society, a new civilization and convergence of all that is best in both [Communism and Capitalism]

What we're talking about is creating new forms of life on the basis of new values.

Montreal, this wonderful town… Pearl of Canada, Pearl of the world.