"History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything super…"

"Just leave kids alone, please."

"I don't believe in miracles. I believe in hard work."

"I'm a democrat, but I'm also a realist."

"Who runs the country when you and Medvedev are sleeping? - We sleep in shifts. Everything is under control, do not worry."