Ramzan Kadyrov

“Being independent caused us nothing but trouble. I do not want Chechnya to be independent from Russia.”

“I am a son of the Chechen people. I am no different from anyone else.”

“We have a strong government and are a nuclear state. Even if our government was completely destroyed, our nuclear missiles would be automatically deployed.”

“Family honour is the most important thing.”

“I've been fighting since I was 15. I know what war is.”

“I don't want to pose either with Obama or with Merkel.”

“Who did I fight? I fought terrorists. Who did I protect? I protected the whole of Russia so that people in Moscow or St. Petersburg... could live in peace.”

“Paradise lies at the feet of the mother. So how can a Chechen, a Muslim, violate the rights of women?”

“I'm an excellent soldier and a good strategist. I love to fight.”

“Russia gave us the mission to destroy terrorism and extinguish it in the North Caucasus, and results have already been achieved.”

“You have to ask the people about democracy. I know what my people want, and I cannot understand these people who violate peace.”

“I was born and raised in war.”

“I want to show the world that we have the best fighters. Our motto is, 'Death is better than second place.'”

“Once there was a need for people like me to fight, to put things in order. Now we have order and prosperity.”

“We have a very strong politician of global stature, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. There is no one like him on the world stage.”

“Polygamy is needed to prevent a man from taking up a lover, which can cause health issues and rifts in the family and would lead him to live a lie, constantly deceiving his wife and children.”

“I say that a university is a house of knowledge, not for showing off Dolce & Gabbana bags. Students should go to university in uniform.”

“Mohamed Salah is the best footballer in the world and an overall perfect person.”

“To die in battle would be my greatest joy.”

“My dream is that all Chechen women should wear headscarves.”