In America you can always find a party. In Russia the party always finds you.

In Russia, if a male athelete loses he becomes a female athelete.

I came to America to make it my home, and I did.

In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.

My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.

I was this non-threatening funny guy who contrasted the image of the Brezhnevs and the Reagans of the world.