"The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are and who we will become."

We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.

In Russia, the severity of laws is compensated for by the fact that it is not necessary to execute them.

I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something.

外交是一门艺术，要耐心、智慧和灵活性。

你唯一需要超越的人就是昨天的自己。

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.