Is that vodka?" Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up in his seat with indignation. "I beg pardon, my queen," he rasped, "Would I ever allow myself to offer vodka to a lady? This is pure alcohol!
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It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground.
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MIKHAIL GORBACHEV [At the Air Force One ceremony, Bush recalled Reagan's 1982 prediction in London that freedom and de... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV The Berlin Wall was a mark of contradictions in the world, and it became a mark of radical changes i... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV It's what's left in life, to work with interesting people. MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV On the day I became Soviet leader, in March 1985, I had a special meeting with the leaders of the Wa... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV The Russian people get so insanely close to each other as friends. Their lives are interrelated so m... MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV Our enemy sees us clearly. They will not start a war. They're worried about one thing: If democracy ... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV But I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I... MIKHAIL BAKUNIN Often you shall think your road impassable, sombre and companionless. Have will and plod along; and ... MIKHAIL NAIMY By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Those who have cautiousl... MIKHAIL BAKUNIN Now there is in a way a renaissance of modern dance - suddenly, it is more respected and discovered. MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV The Russian side has presented the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia with the necessa... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN European countries have not granted visas to members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, who wer... MIKHAIL MARGELOV From this point of view the nuclear plant does not constitute any threat to the non-proliferation re... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN We expect Slovakia to join in the creation of four common Russia-EU spaces and the enhancement of co... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN It seems that the most important thing about Reagan was his anti-Communism and his reputation as a h... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV I was not extremely patriotic about Mother Russia. I played their game, pretending. You have to deal... MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have t... MIKHAIL BAKUNIN Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness. MIKHAIL BAKUNIN Throw a theory into the fire; it only spoils life. MIKHAIL BAKUNIN When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called ‘The Peop... MIKHAIL BAKUNIN Anyone who makes plans for after the revolution is a reactionary MIKHAIL BAKUNIN Where the state begins, individual liberty ceases, and vice versa. MIKHAIL BAKUNIN I am sure that, on the one hand, the Rothschilds appreciate the merits of Marx, and that on the othe... MIKHAIL BAKUNIN I would like to go and dance in Palestine one day, with great pleasure, great pleasure. MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV Certain people in the United States are driving nails into this structure of our relationship, then ... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV Reagan was a statesman who, despite all disagreements that existed between our countries at the time... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV Reagan was a statesman who, despite all disagreements that existed between our countries at the time... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV One can speak of sanctions only after the appearance of concrete facts proving that Iran is not enga... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN We will only be able to talk about sanctions after we have concrete facts confirming that Iran is no... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN At the present time, the concerns of the international community over the Iranian nuclear program ca... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN Sanctions could only be discussed when evidence is provided that Iran is pursuing not only peaceful ... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN Only the Council is authorized to make binding decisions on suspending cooperation with a state in a... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN The adoption of a commitment on ending cooperation with this or that state in some sphere lies exclu... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN The Iranian government has made no positive steps demanded in the February 4 resolution of the board... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN The arms export control system we have developed is one of the strictest and most reliable in the wo... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN Russia will strictly abide by the existing agreements and contracts with Western partners in the del... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN Despite the intensive three-year work, the IAEA cannot yet make a conclusion about the absence of un... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN I fell in love with New York. It was like every human being, like any relationship. When I was a you... MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep. MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV Of course I invited Bush and Margaret Thatcher and (Spanish former prime minister) Felipe Gonzalez, ... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV Happy people are ignoramuses and glory is nothing else but success, and to achieve it one only has t... MIKHAIL LERMONTOV O vanity! you are the lever by means of which Archimedes wished to lift the earth! MIKHAIL LERMONTOV While adhering to his convictions, with which one could agree or disagree, he was not dogmatic; he w... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV I think we need more young people; we need to elect young people to government. We need to give them... MIKHAIL GORBACHEV Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny. MIKHAIL DUDAN Russia's position is that status issues must be discussed at the third stage of talks within the Joi... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN