Mikhail Gorbachev

The world is one, and we are all part of it.

I don't know what kind of God I believe in, but I believe in something.

I'm a democrat, that's what I am.

We are tired of waiting for the market to regulate itself. We will regulate it.

The old system is dead, but a new one has not yet been born.

Freedom is the right to choose, the right to err, the right to be oneself.

I'm a country boy. I like to get my hands dirty.

I believe in miracles. I believe in magic. I believe in love.

We need more glasnost, more openness, more democracy.

I am not afraid of change. I embrace it.

The greatest danger is not that we aim too high and miss, but that we aim too low and hit.

I did not come to power to destroy the Soviet Union.

History is a harsh mistress.

I'm not a saint, and I'm not a devil. I'm just a man.

I'm not a fan of communism, but I'm not a fan of capitalism either.

I'm a survivor. I've been through a lot.

I want to live in a world where there is no war, no poverty, no hunger.

I'm not a prophet, but I have a vision.

I believe in the power of the people.

I'm not a fan of bureaucracy.