Quotes by Russian authors

"The more a man knows, the more he forgives"

"I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his"

"I am one of the people who love the why of things"

"Your wit makes others witty"

"In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions"

"I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly"

"For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied - whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of"

"Power without a nation's confidence is nothing"

"At this year's Open, I'll have five boyfriends"

"I have a lot of boyfriends, I want you to write that. Every country I visit, I have a different boyfriend. And I kiss them all"

"Thank god, and now all I have are, twenty one years together, in January and, you know, I, you know I forgot this all about things. And anyway the first place is good thing"

"Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it"

"A nation creates music - the composer only arranges it"

"Respectable people do not write music or make love as a career"

"In my position you have to read when you want to write and to talk when you would like to read"

"Power without a nation's confidence is nothing"

"Men make love more intensely at 20, but make love better, however, at 30"

"I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster"

"My manager wants me to dress like a nun and I want to dress like a teenager"

"I have a lot of boyfriends, I want you to write that. Every country I visit, I have a different boyfriend. And I kiss them all"

"The world believes all blondes are stupid and brunettes are smarter. Well, I disagree"

"I am beautiful, famous and gorgeous"

"It's true I always try to be as seductive as possible but I wouldn't be here if I couldn't play tennis"

"I've just done a commercial in the U.S. in which I talk about stocks, shares and bonds. Everyone is amazed. They ask me: 'You really know about that stuff or did you just learn it for the commercial?' I tell them I wouldn't do it unless I understood and had an interest"

"I'm like an expensive menu... you can look but you can't afford!"

"I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting"

"I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies"

"Do I consider myself sexy? It all depends on the way I'm feeling. When I'm happy inside, that's when I feel most sexy"

"The courts are as a stage, people love to see attractive players"

"God gives all to those, who get up early"