It sometimes seems to me that some of our Western partners do not want Russia to fully recover. They would like Russia to be in a subdued state, and they want Russian resources to be used for the benefit of the U.S. economy.

More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life.

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

Water, like religion and ideology, has the power to move millions of people. Since the very birth of human civilization, people have moved to settle close to it. People move when there is too little of it. People move when there is too much of it. People journey down it. People write, sing and dance about it. People fight over it. And all people, everywhere and every day, need it.

We need a new environmental consciousness on a global basis. To do this, we need to educate people.

The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization.

The shortage of fresh water is the major ecological problem of this moment.