Vladimir Putin

It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one’s own country with that enemy and try to rally some allies on that basis.

I have always loved and avidly read the novels of Jack London, Jules Verne and Ernest Hemingway. The characters depicted in their books, who are brave and resourceful people embarking on exciting adventures, definitely shaped my inner self and nourished my love for the outdoors.

I was brought up in a very ordinary family, in fact, a worker’s family. Both my father and mother were ordinary citizens.

In the modern world, those who are weak will get unambiguous advice from foreign visitors which way to go and what policy course to pursue.

Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms.

[on Trump] We can objectively see quite serious achievements even during his short time in office.

While I am opposed to all orthodox creeds, I have a creed myself; and my creed is this. Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so. This creed is somewhat short, but it is long enough for this life, strong enough for this world. If there is another world, when we get there we can make another creed.

Action may not bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

When I hold you in my arms and I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm because happiness is a warm gun.

The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect freedom with which we each follow and declare our own impressions.

If you let go a little you will have a little happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.

The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one.

If you want to be happy, be.

Don’t worry, be happy!

Happiness isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition. You must define what it looks like for you and then make a conscious effort to access whatever gets you to your unique definition of joy.

To fill the hour – that is happiness.

My number one daily habit is to give myself permission to be happy. It’s physical and mental; it’s my diet, physical activity, and emotional state. That’s all tied together.

I’ve found happiness in my work, but not in my private life. I had to take from my private life to make my public life successful. I had to make a lot of sacrifices. I was happy in Cardiff. I had a great time. Every Thursday there was a factory club; darts, dancing. I was happy until success entered my life, and then it was all downhill. Success spoilt me. It took away my happiness. My success became a barrier with my family. They couldn’t relate to me, and I couldn’t relate to them.

Happiness and unhappiness are in the heart and spirit of each one of us: If you feel unhappy, then place yourself above that and act so that your happiness does not get to be dependent on anything.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

I love people who make me laugh.