"The main thing is to trust the people. To give them freedom. To let them decide."

"If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today."

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

"We are moving towards a new world, a world without wars, a world without violence. But this will not happen overnight."

"Perestroika was not a betrayal of socialism. It was its salvation."