Putin Motivational Quotes

It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as [inherently] exceptional, whatever the motivation. There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. Their policies differ, too. We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord’s blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal.

Conspiracy theories have long been used to maintain power: the Soviet leadership saw capitalist and counter-revolutionary conspiracies everywhere; the Nazis, Jewish ones. But those conspiracies were ultimately there to buttress an ideology, whether class warfare for Communists or race for Nazis. With today’s regimes, which struggle to formulate a single ideology – indeed, which can’t if they want to maintain power by sending different messages to different people – the idea that one lives in a world full of conspiracies becomes the world view itself. Conspiracy does not support the ideology; it replaces it. In Russia this is captured in the catchphrase of the country’s most important current affairs presenter: ‘A coincidence? I don’t think so!’ says Dmitry Kiselev as he twirls between tall tales that dip into history, literature, oil prices and colour revolutions, which all return to the theme of how the world has it in for Russia. And as a world view it grants those who subscribe to it certain pleasures: if all the world is a conspiracy, then your own failures are no longer all your fault. The fact that you achieved less than you hoped for, that your life is a mess – it’s all the fault of the conspiracy. More importantly, conspiracy is a way to maintain control. In a world where even the most authoritarian regimes struggle to impose censorship, one has to surround audiences with so much cynicism about anybody’s motives, persuade them that behind every seemingly benign motivation is a nefarious, if impossible-to-prove, plot, that they lose faith in the possibility of an alternative, a tactic a renowned Russian media analyst called Vasily Gatov calls ‘white jamming’. And the end effect of this endless pile-up of conspiracies is that you, the little guy, can never change anything. For if you are living in a world where shadowy forces control everything, then what possible chance do you have of turning it around? In this murk it becomes best to rely on a strong hand to guide you. ‘Trump is our last chance to save America,’ is the message of his media hounds. Only Putin can ‘raise Russia from its knees’. ‘The problem we are facing today is less oppression, more lack of identity, apathy, division, no trust,’ sighs Srdja. ‘There are more tools to change things than before, but there’s less will to do so.

However, Putin's tilt toward Trump appeared to have been motivated by something deeper than a desire for revenge against Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration. Putin and Trump shared a similar zero-sum worldview and a penchant for operating in the shadows. Each man viewed the idea of a free press with contempt. They both believed that financial interests should be passed down to their children to create family dynasties ... Trump and Putin are both conversant with the secrecy world, practiced hands at using anonymous companies to wall off their activities and keep their business affairs secret. During the campaign, Trump reported that he had 378 individual Delaware companies, but the full extent of his business dealings remains hidden.

One possible motive in the murder was an article Litvinenko wrote claiming Putin was a pedophile. The article said: After graduating from the Andropov Institute, which prepares officers for the KGB intelligence service, Putin was not accepted into the foreign intelligence. Instead, he was sent to a junior position in KGB Leningrad Directorate. This was a very unusual twist for a career of an Andropov Institute’s graduate with fluent German. Why did that happen with Putin? Because, shortly before his graduation, his bosses learned that Putin was a pedophile. So say some people who knew Putin as a student at the Institute… Many years later, when Putin became the FSB director and was preparing for the presidency, he began to seek and destroy any compromising materials collected against him by the secret services over earlier years. It was not difficult, provided he himself was the FSB director. Among other things, Putin found videotapes in the FSB Internal Security directorate, which showed him [having] sex with some underage boys.

Foreign nongovernment organizations (NGOs) that support Russian democratic civic groups are a particular target of Russian accusations of foreign economic intrigue. In 2004, President Putin accused Russian NGOs of pursuing "dubious group and commercial interests" for taking foreign money. FSB Director Nikolai Patrushev told the Russian State Duma in 2005 that the FSB had uncovered spies working in foreign-sponsored NGOs. He further claimed, "Foreign secret services are ever more actively using non-traditional methods for their work and, with the help of different NGOs educational programs, are propagandizing their interests, particularly in the former Soviet Union." Patrushev accused the United States of placing spies undercover within the Peace Corps, which was expelled from Russia in 2002, the Saudi Red Crescent, and the Kuwaiti NGO Society for Social Reform. Patrushev attributed an economic motive to these perceived foreign plots, alleging that industrialized states did not want "a powerful economic competitor like Russia." Echoing Soviet-era accusations of nefarious Western economic intent, he claimed that Russia had lost billions of dollars per year due to U.S., EU, and Canadian "trade discrimination. Pushing for stronger regulation of NGOs, Patrushev said, "The imperfectness of legislation and lack of efficient mechanisms for state oversight creates a fertile ground for conducting intelligence operations under the guise of charity and other activities. In 2012, Putin signed the "foreign agent law," which ordered Russian civil rights organizations that received any foreign funding to register as "foreign agents.

Unless one is willing to believe that the Putin regime acted out of purely altruistic motives in exfiltrating this American intelligence worker to Moscow, the only plausible explanation for its actions in Hong Kong was that it recognized Snowden’s potential as an espionage source.

The motivations to humiliate your adversary after pinning him down should not be the way to go. After all, the first rule in politics is to strangle your opponent without leaving finger prints. But for the US and the EU, this cardinal rule seemed to have completely escaped them. They have been all over the place trying to show Russia and indeed the rest of the world who is boss.

Putin recognized the veneer of lies that covered the true motive of Libya’s destruction (to prevent the introduction of a gold-based currency) and was furious. This started him on a path to do something revolutionary: defy the United States in the realm of global affairs.

Imposing trade, economic, or other kinds of sanctions on an intransigent or authoritarian regime, whose head lives in an ivory tower, is not desirable as an effective weapon, because sanctions directly hit the common people, pushing more of them to the edge. Dear leaders, we must stop warmongering and give peace plenty of chances. Killing fellow humans is disgusting. Reach out to your so-called enemies and engage them in discourses to foster reconciliation. The world counts on your statesmanship. It is a well-established fact that a single leader can change the mood the world over. Leaders can make a mess, create, and fuel tension, or bring peace and order. The world does not need aggressive, combative leaders; it is starving for skilled diplomats and peacemakers.” Excerpts from Chapter 10, “War: A Senseless Option Versus Sensible Alternatives” of AWAY FROM THE MADDING WORLD: A Thoughtful Analysis of the Causes of Human Woes, and Remedial Suggestions If our political leaders had offered Vladimir Putin some concessions, instead of provoking, humiliating, and infuriating him, the current brutal Ukraine war could have been averted. End this conflict thru compromises. Everyone is suffering – physically, emotionally, or economically. Let us not forget several of the players in this suicidal game are nuclear powers, and Putin’s nuclear threats must be taken seriously. I’m afraid another Hitler is in the making!

Cand mi se intampla sa-mi exprim scrupulele, imi spuneau ca trebuie sa reflectez la ceea ce este in joc si imi dadeau argumente adesea impresionante ca sa ma faca sa inghit ceea ce nu-mi aluneca pe gat. Si eu le raspundeam ca marii ciumati, cei care isi pun robe rosii, au si ei argumente excelente in aceste cazuri si ca, daca admitem argumentele de forta majora si necesitatile invocate de micii ciumati, nu mai puteam sa le resping pe cele ale celor mari. Ei ma faceau sa observ ca felul cel mai potrivit de a da dreptate robelor rosii era de a le lasa exclusivitatea condamnarii. Si eu imi spuneam ca, daca cedezi o data in aceasta problema, nu mai exista motive sa te opresti. Se pare ca istoria mi-a dat dreptate, astazi se intrec cine sa omoare mai mult. Sunt toti cuprinsi de furia uciderii si nu pot sa faca altfel. Ceea ce ma interesa, in orice caz, nu era rationamentul. (...) Si imi spuneam ca pana una-alta si cel putin in ceea ce ma priveste, voi refuza sa-i gasesc vreodata vreo ratiune, una singura, acestei dezgustatoare macelarii. Da, am ales aceasta orbire incapatanata asteptand sa vad mai clar. (...) Pana atunci eu stiu ca nu mai valorez nimic pentru lumea asta si ca, din clipa cand am renuntat sa ucid m-am condamnat la un exil definitiv. Istoria o vor face ceilalti. Stiu de asemenea ca, in aparenta, nu pot sa-i judec pe acesti ceilalti. (...) M-am hotarat atunci sa folosesc un limbaj clar si sa am o purtare deschisa ca sa gasesc drumul cel bun. Incerc sa fiu un ucigas nevinovat. Vezi ca nu e o ambitie mare...

Am ajuns sa vorbesc si alte limbi destul de bine, dar putine au solemnitatea islandezei, pentru ca sunt concepute pentru uz zilnic. Germana mi se pare cea mai putin pretentioasa limba, iar vorbitorii ei o folosesc precum isi foloseste tamplarul ciocanul: isi construiesc cu ea o casa pentru ganduri, fara vreo consideratie pentru estetic. In afara de rusa, italiana este cea mai frumoasa limba din lume, care transforma pe oricine intr-un imparat. Franceza este un sos gustor pe care francezii vor sa-l savureze cat mai mult posibil, iata de ce vorbesc in cercuri, mestecand fiecare cuvant, motiv pentru care deseori le curge sosul pe la coltul gurii. Daneza e o limba cu care danezilor le e rusine. Vor sa scape de ea cat mai repede, de-asta isi scuipa cuvintele. Olandeza e o limba guturala care a inghitit alte doua. Suedeza se crede franceza Nordului, iar suedezii fac tot posibilul sa-i dea gust plescaind din buze. Norvegiana e rezultatul incercarilor unui popor intreg de a nu vorbi daneza. Engleza nu mai e o limba, ci un fenomen universal ca soarele si oxigenul. Cat despre spaniola, e o pervertire aparte a limbii latine, care a aparut pe lume cand poporul a incercat sa se adapteze defectului de vorbire al unui rege, si totusi e limba pe care am invatat-o cel mai bine.

I freely admit that it is possible that Snowden conceived his plan on his own, and with honourable if mistaken motives. It may well be that his allies are without exception enthusiastic and careless but not actually malevolent. It may be that Russia has watched the whole affair with bemusement, was reluctant to offer asylum, and is eager for him to leave. It is possible that Vladimir Putin is entirely sincere, if ineffective, when he says he wants no damage to be done to America as a result of Snowden's sojourn. It is all possible.

Adevarul e ca daca spun adevarul gol-golut nimeni nu o sa ma creada, pentru ca e pur si simplu prea fantastic ca sa fie adevarat, dar suficient de obiectiv de dureros transpus in realitate ca sa fiu judecata. Deci, judecati-ma, chiar va rog. Mai putine motive pentru diavol sa ma linguseasca.