“Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart...” — Vladimir Putin Quote

Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains.

Russia and China are very natural partners. We are neighbors with an immense common border.

Our military might is the guarantor of Russia's security and independence.

There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy.

Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards foisted on us from outside.

Tip-of-the-tongue syndrome is when people almost remember something but need a computer, or someone else, to help them find it. The problem is, our brains have always been terrible at remembering details. They were like that way before the Internet came along.

The quicker we can make radically improving our brains the single highest priority of the human race, the more effective we will be to work on everything else we care about.

I want books to give me insight into the way people's brains work and hearts work, and that's what engages me.

I am not sure our brains and our psychologies are ready for immortality.