The problem the world faces today is that only one-third of the world's population lives in decent circumstances, while half the population of the world lives on one or two dollars a day. And even as we have this poverty and backwardness, we are facing a global environmental crisis. We need developmental models that will take into account the specific and unique position of each country and at the same time will address the environmental crisis.

I believe, as Lenin said, that this revolutionary chaos may yet crystallize into new forms of life.

If people don't like Marxism, they should blame the British Museum.

The United States found dozens of billions of dollars for military action in Iraq, so it should certainly be able to find a few billions of dollars to get rid of weapons of mass destruction. I'll assume that since the most powerful nation - the United States - has promised to pay for much of this, then its word will be kept. If it isn't, I don't think we can have a true partnership.

Today, peace means the ascent from simple coexistence to cooperation and common creativity among countries and nations.

Nature is reminding us that it used to exist without human beings.

To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals.