Politicians love power. I love freedom. That is why I am not a politician.

In all the world, rich people are very unpopular.

For me it's very important to turn Kiev into one of the main centers of contemporary art in the world. There is New York. There's London. And there will be Kiev. Everyone will come and say, 'Wow!

Olafur Eliasson is also one of the most visionary artists I've ever met. He is from Denmark and Iceland, and his focus is nothing less than the entire universe.

My pipe business I created from scratch; my media assets and bank I bought from the secondary market.

I conduct business, not dependent of public sentiment, but according to the rules of fair business.

Ukrainian business must really embrace global competition. We need to understand that competition for resources and clients is not with competitors from across the street or from another city, but with millions of businesses around the world.