Sometimes I Wonder If Suicides

I Am Not An Optimist, Because I Am Not Sure That Everything Ends Well. Nor Am I A Pessimist, Because I Am Not Sure That Everything Ends Badly. I Just Carry Hope In My Heart.

Without A Global Revolution In The Sphere Of Human Consciousness A More Humane Society Will Not Emerge.

Hope Is Not A Feeling Of Certainty That Everything Ends Well. Hope Is Just A Feeling That Life And Work Have A Meaning.

As In Everything Else, I Must Start With Myself. That Is: In All Circumstances Try To Be Decent, Just, Tolerant, And Understanding, And At The Same Time Try To Resist Corruption And Deception. In Other Words, I Must Do My Utmost To Act In Harmony With My Conscience And My Better Self.

If [western] Relations With Russia Are To Be Friendly, They Must Be Open And Sincere, Otherwise There Can Be No Friendship At All. That Means One Should Be Able To Speak Openly About Everything At Meetings And Conferences. It Shouldn't Be That We Can't Discuss The Killing Of Journalists In Russia, Or The Suppression Of Human Rights, Or All The Warning Signs Surfacing In Russia Because Of Oil And Gas Or Other Economic Reasons. It's A Big Problem, But It's The Same In Western Relations With Arab States.