"Don’t you want to know what’s real and what’s not? I remember when I was a kid, you know, this whole Cold War thing. They had us scared of the Russians. `The Russians, the Russians, the Russians.` So it’s almost like what’s real and what’s not?”
- Queen Latifah(On his research for Eastern Promises) I found some materials, some books and also a documentary a friend of mine made called The Mark of Cain. It`s a hard thing to do but she went into maximum-security prisons in Russia and spoke to people like Nikolai. And I went to Russia as well. I read and listened to and looked up anything I could that had to do with Russians even loosely connected with this story. The more Russian I could be and seem authentically, the better it would be.
- Viggo Mortensen(about kissing band mate David M. Navarro in the Red Hot Chili Peppers` "Warped" video): "It was totally spontaneous. It was no big deal. It was not any sort of contrived design to shock. The funny thing is people are so close-minded and uptight and freaked out by human contact of the same sex that it ended up having a shocking impact. Probably a lot of people couldn`t handle it and decided they didn`t like us. And that`s okay, because to me it`s more important to make someone that can relate to it feel good than to worry about people with a bad case of homophobia. I have a sneaking suspicion that there were probably a lot of frat guys out there who just could not handle the concept. But this is just my own imagination. Apparently the Russians love it though. They`re kissers from way back." - interview in the March 5th, 1996 issue of the Toronto Sun.
- Anthony Kiedis(about kissing band mate David M. Navarro in the Red Hot Chili Peppers` "Warped" video): "It was totally spontaneous. It was no big deal. It was not any sort of contrived design to shock. The funny thing is people are so close-minded and uptight and freaked out by human contact of the same sex that it ended up having a shocking impact. Probably a lot of people couldn`t handle it and decided they didn`t like us. And that`s okay, because to me it`s more important to make someone that can relate to it feel good than to worry about people with a bad case of homophobia. I have a sneaking suspicion that there were probably a lot of frat guys out there who just could not handle the concept. But this is just my own imagination. Apparently the Russians love it though. They`re kissers from way back." - interview in the March 5th, 1996 issue of the Toronto Sun.
- Anthony KiedisInitially, the idea of a sequel seemed horrible to me. It sounded like a tacky spin-off, and I used to joke that the only way I`d do it was if they`d let me film `Abbott and Costello Meet the Godfather`- that would have been fun. Then I entertained some Russian film executives who were visiting San Francisco and they asked me if I was going to make `The Godfather Part II`. That was the first time I heard the phrase used; I guess you could say I stole the title from the Russians. In short, it seemed like such a terrible idea that I was intrigued by the thought of pulling it off. Simple as that.
- Francis Ford CoppolaJust five years before that the Russians were our allies.
- Martin LandauWe were fortunate to have the Russians as our childhood enemies. We practiced hiding under our desks in case they had the temerity to drop a nuclear weapon.
- Kary MullisCome to find out, the Russians were never afraid of the Americans. They weren`t raised with the terror that we were by our government. I was struck by how our government misled us for so many years.
- Deidre HallThe way I understand it, the Russians are sort of a combination of evil and incompetence... sort of like the Post Office with tanks.
- Emo PhilipsI am often on guard over the Russians. In the darkness one sees their forms move like stick storks, like great birds. They come close up to the wire fence and lean their faces against it. Their fingers hook round the mesh.
- Erich Maria RemarqueThe decision, therefore, lies here in the East; here must the Russian enemy, this people numbering two hundred million Russians, be destroyed on the battle field and person by person, and made to bleed to death .
- Heinrich HimmlerIf the English want a king, it is their business. If the Russians want communism, it is their business. If the Americans want our form of government, it is our business.
- Julius RosenbergUkraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people in Ukraine which is a bordering state, very close to Russia, the people of this state are, they didn`t want to tolerate anymore the power abuse by Ukrainian officials.
- Garry KasparovI think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.
- Garry KasparovIf Saddam Hussein put up 1,000 missiles at our country, who would you go to for help? The Russians or the U.S.? Don`t do it again.
- Don CherryRussians have a new freedom, but as long as they don`t express that freedom on a public platform.
- Marc AlmondThe warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.
- Alexander HaigThe difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.
- David SarnoffAll we know is that, at times, fighting the Russians, we had to remove the piles of enemy bodies from before our trenches, so as to get a clear field of fire against new waves of assault.
- Paul von HindenburgI can remember in early elementary school when the Russians launched the first satellite. There was still so much unknown about space. People thought Mars was probably populated.
- Christa McAuliffeMost of these people, they`re from 25 years (ago), from the first invasion of Russians and some are coming (after) the September 11 disaster,
- Iqbal KhanI think I`m as good as the Russians and the Cubans but I`ve got my feet on the ground. Now that I`ve got a medal it is a huge thing for somebody my age. The pressure is off now and I`ll be relaxed, calm and cool headed for the next fight.
- Amir KhanThe Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
- Alaa Abdel FattahIf Russians knew how to read, they would write me off.
- Alan CookThe Russians are turning east to the Chinese - to the Europeans` surprise. It always seemed to me that the relationship between Russia and China would shift from being based in Marx and Lenin to being based in oil and gas.
- Alan PhillipsTelevision is something the Russians invented to destroy American education.
- Amy BernsteinMost correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a lot of Italians, because there were a lot of Italian communities there. And of course there were a lot of Russians.
- Andrea BagleyThere are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as something sent by God.
- Andrea BagleyThe Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.
- Andreas HoistadAs far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold, if they wanted to buy, and they weren`t dependent upon international trade. I felt they were more self-sufficient.
- Andrew KaplanThe Russians obtained a number of plants under Lend-Lease, which had been authorized by Washington, that I thought were not justified for their war effort. They wanted them for postwar use.
- Andrew KaplanThe Russians often took advantage of Lend-Lease.
- Andrew KaplanWe didn`t push the Russians to intervene, but we knowingly increased the probability that they would.
- Andrew StuckeyNobody got what they wanted from Yalta except the Russians, who were in a position to get it,
- Andy GordonWhen a spectator comes to watch, they leave energized, in a better mood. And it`s not by accident the Russian circus has always been the best. Russians are themselves brave and merry people.
- Andy McKayPoultry is always the Russians` first trade good to be placed on hold. That speaks to the excellent quality of the product we export.
- Anthony ButtThe Russians feared Ike. They...
- Irving R. KaufmanRussians can give you arms but only the United States can give you a solution.
- Anwar Sadat