"I'm an adult and I know what power means in the modern world. In the modern world, power is mainly defined by such factors as the economy, defence and cultural influence. I believe that in terms of defence, Russia is without any doubt one of the leaders because we are a nuclear power and our nuclear weapons are perhaps the best in the world."

-- Vladimir Putin

#Believe Quotes #Mean Quotes #Russia Quotes

“... you should not believe a thing only because you like to believe it. We call that 'Diax's Rake' ...”

Source : Neal Stephenson (2010). “Anathem”, p.73, Atlantic Books Ltd
“I feel like I'm a drag queen.”
“To an artist, a picture is both a sum of ideas and a blurry memory of 'pushing paint,' breathing fumes, dripping oils and wiping brushes, smearing and diluting and mixing.”
“I love hip-hop videos. It was not meant as disrespect. I used to watch those videos and think, "Are these guys kidding? They've got to be kidding!" But they're not and that in itself is what makes them good.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. July 31, 2005.
“I have enough trouble with useful information, never mind being burdened with what is useless.”

Source : Erlend Loe (2011). “Naïve. Super”, p.55, Canongate Books
“Jeremy used to hate it when she was younger because someone in her class told her redheads were freaks of nature.But our mother told her that redheads were genetically more courageous than other people and that she should always where her hair long,like a wariors badge of honor.”

Source : Ellen Potter (2009). “Slob”, p.18, Penguin
“Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.”
“Never go for the punch line. There might be something funnier on the way”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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