“In my days in Russia, I visited some very rich guys. I visited big shi...” — Pavel Durov Quote

“In my days in Russia, I visited some very rich guys. I visited big ships, private airplanes, houses - and I know for sure I don't want this for myself.”

“In America they started to refer to Telegram as 'ISIS's preferred messaging app,' But in reality there are many more legitimate users.”

“We had a simple choice: Either betray our values or keep our values and leave Russia to try to do something new.”

“I'm in a situation where I can determine my own future.”

“Any government that likes to call themselves democratic should welcome Snowden and allow him to live in their country.”

“Few people outside the Telegram fan community realize that most of the new features in messaging appear on Telegram first, and are then carbon-copied by WhatsApp down to the tiniest details.”

“I like that they call it an airplane cabin. A cabin is where you go to get away from stress. The cabin is a respite from the terminals on either end of the flight where noise bombards you as soon as you walk through the gate.”

“When I was a little boy, my wish was to be on an airplane. My wish was to get on a plane and fly to the sky.”

“Like SARS or Ebola, COVID-19 seems to be another disease that has jumped from the animal kingdom to the human and then traveled quickly because of trains, cars, airplanes, and people clustering in public places.”

“I'm from Paris, Texas, okay! I remember looking up and just dreaming to one day make it on an airplane.”

“You never forget the airplane you soloed.”

“I think my greatest moment in business was when the first Southwest airplane arrived after four years of litigation, and I walked up to it and I kissed that baby on the lips and I cried.”