"I've lived most people's dream by playing football."

“My nan used to look after me in the summer holidays and she had a cat with one eye. It used to walk into walls and tables. I used to think it was hilarious. It was a slapstick cat.”

“Factions among yourselves; preferring such To offices and honors, as ne'er read The elements of saving policy; But deeply skilled in all the principles That usher to destruction.”

“Don't take life too seriously! Learn to enjoy yourself and be grateful for all you have.”

“We are close to a consensus that the Kyoto Protocol does huge economic, political, social and ecological damage to the Russian Federation. In addition, it certainly violates the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens, and well as the rights and freedoms of citizens in those countries which signed and ratified it.”

Source : "Q&A: Putin's Critical Adviser" by Yuri Zarakhovich, time.com, December 31, 2005.

“Love means giving something you don't have to someone who doesn't want it.”

“Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.”

“The best work is a fusion of love and praise.”

“The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.”