Vladimir Putin Quotes
Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for the Russian nation, it became a genuine drama. Tens of millions of our co-citizens and co-patriots found themselves outside Russian territory.
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The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
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I'm afraid to fail again.
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No, I'm not a horse better. Every once in a while somebody will give me a sure thing and of course it's not.
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Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.
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We've all heard of the surveys revealing that teenagers think cows lay eggs, and others where children can identify more brand logos than trees, by a staggering margin. My view is that children will form a significant part of the green fightback. They instinctively understand the value of the environment.
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They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.
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What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.
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It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.
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I am primarily concerned with the condition of man.
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My kids have played sports all their life, and one thing I've tried to teach them when you lose, you try to be a gentleman about it.
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Growing up in Dumfries, I got no sun - I spent all my time in my room making records. When I came to America, it made me recognise the benefits of sunlight. Oh, and I also got a good haircut. I used to have a terrible haircut.
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As an artist myself, I know what it's like to put your heart and soul into something. You can feel the presence of another person.
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Power is not just political. It can be cultural; it can be spiritual.
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I've been getting pulled from newspapers for my entire career.
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Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.
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I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an elected public servant to perform a public service.
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Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies.
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I loved working with Stephen Frears. He's a really fantastic director. He knows what he wants and how to get it.
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A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
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You go down South, and they're quirky; they have culture, and it's not uniformly true of our country. Our country has gotten a little blanded out, big sections of it. Even if you disagree with the politics, you have to appreciate the cuisine, the music, the literature.
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I'm not going to sit here and say, 'Pity me; I came from modeling.' It's opened a lot of doors. People will take meetings because they've heard the name before. That's an advantage that I have.
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Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for the Russian nation, it became a genuine drama. Tens of millions of our co-citizens and co-patriots found themselves outside Russian territory.
