Contemporary social democracy is what I believe is the right concept.

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

On the day I became Soviet leader, in March 1985, I had a special meeting with the leaders of the Warsaw Pact countries and told them: 'You are independent, and we are independent. You are responsible for your policies, we are responsible for ours. We will not intervene in your affairs, I promise you.'

You are fortunate to live here. If I were your President, I would levy a tax on you for living in San Francisco!

I believe in the cosmos. All of us are linked to the cosmos.

Lake Baikal in Russia has 25 percent of the freshwater resources of the world. Sixty-five percent of the Russian ecosystems are in danger. So let's preserve what we have, and let's take good care of nature.

The threat of environmental crisis is the 'international disaster key' to unlock the New World Order.