"I have lived a long life, and I have seen many things, but I have never seen a man who was not afraid of a woman."

"I have always believed that it is better to be feared than loved, if one cannot be both."

"I like to talk to a man, not to a woman, because a man is always less troublesome."

"I have a great love for my people, and I want to see them prosper."

"I am a Russian, and I will die a Russian."