"I think that right now the West understands Russia better than before and feels a much greater wariness toward it. I think that, if anything, Russia's sinister nature is exaggerated, in that most contemporary analysts in the West can't even imagine that Russia could be different. I think it can, with a different turn of events."

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Source : Source: www.thedailybeast.com

Vladimir Voinovich

#Thinking Quotes #Different Quotes #Imagine Quotes

“I've never turned my back on country music.”
“In the long run, the quality of your work is all that matters. That is your only resumÃ©. Be professional. Make sure your editor or publisher can always reach you. Do what's asked of you if your conscience can bear it.”
“Surely it is one of the simplest laws of taste in dress, that it shall not attract undue attention from the wearer to the worn.”
“You look like a boy who has eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge and doesn't like the taste.”
“I don't think I've ever bench-pressed anything in my life. Until about two years ago I swam a mile almost every day. Then I stopped and I lost a lot of weight because my appetite was less. I'm not skinny now - I'm spindly. I eat an extremely simple diet - mostly salmon, avocado, feta cheese, chicken, eggs, peanut butter, blueberries, and quinoa.”
“we dance even if there's no radio. we drink at funerals. we talk too much & laugh too loud & live too large, and, frankly, we're suspicious of others who don't.”
“Though I'm not religious in the classical sense I did partake in Passover.”
“I've experienced several different healing methodologies over the years - counseling, self-help seminars, and I've read a lot - but none of them will work unless you really want to heal.”

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