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“The mission is to demonstrate that Russia is not Putin, that we're ready for cooperation, and that there are a lot of people in Russia who want the U.S.-Russia relations to be improved and that we don't view the United States as our enemy.”
“I'm very drawn to the story of Carla Bruni. Why is everyone talking about her? Specifically because everyone sees the first lady, but they know she was somewhere, topless, and had some Hollywood lover. There is some contrast in this person. I have these contrasts.”
“What I do is good for Russian opposition. What I do is I speak freely on the things and items that were never discussed loudly with Russian public for years.”
“I have my mother. I love her very much, but on many issues, we will never find a common language, because she simply doesn't understand many things.”
“With men it's always like this in Russia - they always want to be the head of everything.”
“Before I turned 30, I worked to create Ksenia Sobchak. Ksenia Sobchak turned out to be appalling and terrible in some respects, but nice in others.”
“My dream was to do political journalism.”
“Well, first of all, I think that Russia has to have free democratic elections, that means everyone who wants to take part in it should be admitted.”
“Why was I going around in rhinestones before, and am now wearing a plaid shirt and glasses? It's not a question of fashion. It's a question of time and yourself. The country changed, I grew up, life changed. It's normal.”
“I don't need anyone's approval for going to elections.”
“I think in political life you can only know your position and stay in place, even though people always try to push you to one side.”
“In the end, believe me, there will be no friendship between Trump and Putin.”
“I have no political weight, and I haven't earned the right to launch some kind of political programme or stand as a candidate.”
“Well, like in Orwell books, whom I cherish very much as an author, in classical totalitarian regimes, you always have to make people hate someone. And this hatred is all around the Russian politics.”
“I don't want to take power. I want to break the wall of this autocratic regime.”
“Because I really believe that Russia needs a fresh face, a new generation, to be seen on the political stage.”
“Yes, I love good clothes, good shoes, but I earned it.”
“We must try to influence the government, not fight to take power.”
“When I was 18 and was studying in university, Vladimir Putin became president of Russia.”
“Vladimir Putin is a person from a different generation.”