Dmitry Medvedev

“Stability and a prosperous life cannot be set off against a set of political rights and freedoms.”

“I've never tried to measure myself on any scale. A person is more multifaceted than the label they often get stuck with. On the other hand someone's whole behaviour allows you to characterise them in a certain way. This person has liberal convictions, that person has conservative ones, this person is a radical socialist, and so on.”

“I don't want to live in a militarised country behind an iron curtain. It's boring. Been there and seen the movie. I've done that.”

“When I get into a bad mood, I do sports and then everything's OK. And then I go and make decisions, however painful they may be.”

“The Cold War was a boring thing. Nobody gets better for it. Tremendous money is wasted. Our lives get more difficult. We look at each other as enemies. What's good in that? In any case, I will do anything in my power in order to stop another Cold War, with the U.S. or any other country in the world.”