“my dream come true. I heard many stories of Russia and imagined Russian people being mysterious and cold, but now I know more.”
Paul McCartney
“Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
Hermann Goering
“I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary.”
Harry Houdini
“Many people are surprised to hear that we have comedians in Russia, but they are there. They are dead, but they are there.”
Yakov Smirnoff
“People learn details about China, Russia and America; they know about the volcanoes of the Pacific or the islands of the Arctic regions; but they do not know an iota about the features of their own inner realms.”
Atharva Veda
“Twenty million people are starving [in Russia]. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed!”
Herbert Hoover
“And because of this we, more than anyone, understand the feelings of the American people. In the name of Russia, I want to say to the American people -- we are with you.”
Vladimir Putin
