Alexei Panshin quote: "Every man in the world is either a Realist or a Nominalist. Give yourself a test: if someone called you a gigger or a fell-picker, and you knew it wasn't true, would you hit him or smile? That's how easy it is to tell."

Valuing names as they do, Realists are sparing with them. They are likely to be known only as Joe or...
ALEXEI PANSHIN

Everybody should espouse three or four harmless crank theories for the pure pleasure of having somet...
ALEXEI PANSHIN

You can't do comedy with a beard.
ALEXEI SAYLE

I'm on the very blackest part of the black list.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

I've always seen my campaigns against corruption as political work of a purer form than what opp...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women th...
ALEXEI SAYLE

Recently, my personal advisors have been telling me to go to America. Actually, people have been wal...
ALEXEI SAYLE

Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Consistency for me is everything.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

I have to think long-term first for the Islanders and myself. That is what is fair.
ALEXEI ZHITNIK

It was a great time here. We had great runs in the playoffs. We were underdogs all the time, but we ...
ALEXEI ZHITNIK

I've played in the Eastern Conference for a decade and know what it takes to win. The Islanders have...
ALEXEI ZHITNIK

I'm going to be fine. It wasn't like yesterday.
ALEXEI ZHITNIK

I don't want to say what Buffalo offered, but I took the best deal. . . . I got four years, the deal...
ALEXEI ZHITNIK

I definitely was thinking,
ALEXEI ZHITNIK

I tried to lift my skates. Sometimes it bounces your way and sometimes it bounces against you. Hopef...
ALEXEI ZHITNIK

It seemed like an exciting game,
ALEXEI YASHIN

It takes time, but we created so many chances. Hopefully it will come. It seems like, not only betwe...
ALEXEI YASHIN

[The Islanders appointed Yashin team captain Tuesday, in time for the team's pre-season game later t...
ALEXEI YASHIN

There are so many players on our team who are great leaders and would have been excellent choices. S...
ALEXEI YASHIN

This is a very big honor for me,
ALEXEI YASHIN

It's always been my team since I came here.
ALEXEI YASHIN

The last seven to eight minutes we played in their zone.
ALEXEI YASHIN

It's frustrating when you have a lead and you played so well in the first period. We just couldn't k...
ALEXEI YASHIN

It seems like the biggest goal for us is to be consistent. If I play all 60 minutes at the same leve...
ALEXEI YASHIN

We played as a team and it's with great pride that we beat a team like Canada.
ALEXEI YASHIN

This medal is like gold to me.
ALEXEI TIKHONOV

Calgary was the site of my first and last competition.
ALEXEI TIKHONOV

Maria was scared of it at first. At the beginning of the season it was, like, 'Oh no, I don't want t...
ALEXEI TIKHONOV

In terms of power, speed and technique it was all there. We have trained to show our hearts and soul...
ALEXEI TIKHONOV

We skated with our soul, with our heart and you can see the audience was with us.
ALEXEI TIKHONOV

It was very difficult for us to skate after the long trip from Canada to China.
ALEXEI TIKHONOV

We were very happy with our skating.
ALEXEI TIKHONOV

The short program was very good for us.
ALEXEI TIKHONOV

I wanted to return home. Dynamo had offered me the best possible conditions and I was happy to join ...
ALEXEI SMERTIN

I've received an offer from a Russian club.
ALEXEI SMERTIN

I've received an offer from a Russian club and now my agent is considering that. But I can't say any...
ALEXEI SMERTIN

He even played for them. I was interested in him from when I was young so it was very exciting. Char...
ALEXEI SMERTIN

England are not playing properly. So why not call Danny Murphy? He is playing well and is one of the...
ALEXEI SMERTIN

[When at Portsmouth two seasons ago, on a similar loan deal to the one which brought him to Charlton...
ALEXEI SMERTIN

I can't judge myself,
ALEXEI SMERTIN

What is most important is that we don't waste time on the field. We are always moving, getting forwa...
ALEXEI SMERTIN

I can't judge myself. I always think it is better to stay modest in these matters. Look, I'm really ...
ALEXEI SMERTIN

I loved Sherlock Holmes when I was younger. So you can imagine how excited I was to discover that Co...
ALEXEI SMERTIN

People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than m...
ALEXEI SAYLE

Dire Straits is a great band. Someone tells you they like ""Brothers in Arms"" and immediately you k...
ALEXEI SAYLE

Americans have different ways of saying things. They say 'elevator', we say 'lift'... they say 'Pres...
ALEXEI SAYLE

If we look at the nation that President Bush leads, it also behaves in many ways like an addict. The...
ALEXEI SAYLE

Stand-up has got harder. Now it's all pissed-up hen parties who don't give a monkey's about your rou...
ALEXEI SAYLE

If you travel to the States... they have a lot of different words than like what we use. For instanc...
ALEXEI SAYLE

It is no good for somebody in the entertainment business like myself to back romantic, telegenic cau...
ALEXEI SAYLE

Anyone who saw the undercover work of the BUAV would be appalled and sickened to see the procedures ...
ALEXEI SAYLE

To know that these intelligent, sensitive animals are mocked, poisoned and even intentionally brain ...
ALEXEI SAYLE

Recently, my personal advisors have been telling me to go to America. Actually, people have been wal...
ALEXEI SAYLE

It looks pretty grim but we're just trying to play desperate. We just have to try and win every game...
ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY

It's not the world championship or Olympics. It's not the final. But still, it was a very important ...
ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY

We're battling for a playoff spot and every game is important for us. The (next) three games, there'...
ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY

That was huge for us ... we needed the points and Eddie was there for us.
ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY

It's a great win to end the (calendar) year for our fans. I should have had another goal later in th...
ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY

Maybe Russia doesn't have such rich stores of reserve like before, but hope does not die. Russian sk...
ALEXEI MISHIN

Life is changing, a person is changing.
ALEXEI MISHIN

We asked to live separately because the pair skaters will finish their competition on Monday and it ...
ALEXEI MISHIN

In Salt Lake City, we stayed with them on one floor. It was very distracting.
ALEXEI MISHIN

There is nothing new about, that we do that quite often.
ALEXEI MISHIN

Russian women are not very good for figure skating. They are good for building rail tracks in Siberi...
ALEXEI MISHIN

If Ukraine does not sign the contract for gas supplies in the hours remaining until the New Year, Ru...
ALEXEI MILLER

If in the remaining hours, Ukraine does not sign a contract for gas, then at 10 a.m. Moscow time (07...
ALEXEI MILLER

If in the remaining hours, Ukraine does not sign a contract for gas, then at 10 a.m. Moscow time on ...
ALEXEI MILLER

The agreements will provide additional security guarantees to gas exports to Europe and serve as a s...
ALEXEI MILLER

We are satisfied with the results of the negotiations ... We have reached agreement on a mutually pr...
ALEXEI MILLER

This agreement will ensure stable supplies to Europe.
ALEXEI MILLER

We are fully satisfied with the agreement.
ALEXEI MILLER

Traditionally Central Asian gas is cheaper, so there won't be any shock for the Ukrainian economy.
ALEXEI MILLER

The actions will be precise and resolute.
ALEXEI MILLER

The current gas price for Ukraine is 230 U.S. dollars per 1,000 cubic meters. Bearing in mind the sh...
ALEXEI MILLER

These statements amount to a take-over of the Middle East peace initiative.
ALEXEI MALASHENKO

This visit is not just for backslapping. This is to confirm again that Russia is taking the course o...
ALEXEI MALASHENKO

[This attack] wasn't connected with Chechnya, with Chechen separatism, with independence. It was to ...
ALEXEI MALASHENKO

The Chechen conflict is spilling into neighboring republics, escalating the process of destabilizati...
ALEXEI MALASHENKO

We have seen there has been a certain radicalization of the movement.
ALEXEI MALASHENKO

Until the local players, who were taken aback, sharpen their daggers and collect cash, the Kremlin h...
ALEXEI MAKARKIN

It will help us avoid all the complications with those countries and deal directly with the Germans.
ALEXEI MAKARKIN

Bringing in a successor when a popular social policy is in place would be considerably easier.
ALEXEI MAKARKIN

If the Kremlin does not jump of top of this trend, someone else will.
ALEXEI MAKARKIN

When I work on club interiors my biggest aim is to help the venue to become a perfect money-generati...
ALEXEI HAAS

A club is a game. We don't put people inside strict borders, we don't promise anything and we don't ...
ALEXEI HAAS

We don't want to define our policies in relation to the club's music, dress code or face control. As...
ALEXEI HAAS

So now we are in a situation, when people don't respect the place they visit and they tend to move o...
ALEXEI HAAS

This fact could lead to the real bankruptcy of Russian poultry farms.
ALEXEI GORDEYEV

This is the worst winter in 28 years.
ALEXEI GORDEYEV

It is necessary to coordinate our actions, as both Russia and Norway are interested in combating poa...
ALEXEI GORDEYEV

We've now entered the homestretch and can finally agree to cooperate in such a way as to ensure prod...
ALEXEI GORDEYEV

We estimate that about 30% of the winter crops are dead as of today.
ALEXEI GORDEYEV

The situation on the poultry market is alarming.
ALEXEI GORDEYEV

Russia will search for ways of settlement without sanctions and the use of force ... but Iran must s...
ALEXEI ARBATOV

Iran is striving to take a dominant position in the region, and its nuclear program is the most suit...
ALEXEI ARBATOV

Russia wants to play mediator between the West and Islamic world. But that won't bring any good beca...
ALEXEI ARBATOV

Russia wants to win global clout by acting as a mediator amid growing tensions between the West and ...
ALEXEI ARBATOV

Regarding our links with the Russian government, Severstal is a private company with no government p...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

If you travel to the States... they have a lot of different words than like what we use. For instanc...
ALEXEI SAYLE

But as in all cults, what's central to the Communist Party is the belief system and the eliminat...
ALEXEI SAYLE

I think very poorly of United Russia. United Russia is the party of corruption, the party of crooks ...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

The questioning is a stupid formality aimed exclusively at preventing us from speaking at the demons...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Americans have different ways of saying things. They say 'elevator', we say 'lift'.....
ALEXEI SAYLE

Honestly, sometimes I get really fed up of my subconscious - it's like it's got a mind of it...
ALEXEI SAYLE

That depends ... am I in the final year of my contract?
ALEXEI YASHIN

Most of my friends are women - I quite fancied being a woman in a way.
ALEXEI SAYLE

It showed that our country was capable of making a scientific discovery of global importance. We for...
ALEXEI LEONOV

We are increasing gas supplies to the Russian-Ukrainian border on practically a daily basis, but the...
ALEXEI MILLER

Initially, we are allocating $6 million from our budget to the joint venture.
ALEXEI MILLER

I think that my ideas of the world are that it's random and cruel but kind of quite comical real...
ALEXEI SAYLE

I am who I am,
ALEXEI YASHIN

[New York Islanders: The Islanders named enigmatic center Alexei Yashin their 10th captain. When he ...
ALEXEI YASHIN

Realistically, it must be a combination of equity and cash.
ALEXEI REZNIKOVICH

He is considered to be not corrupted, so he has a decent image ... which is a rarity in Russian poli...
ALEXEI PUSHKOV

Prices will keep pace with inflation, which is expected to reach 10-10.5%, given no cataclysms.
ALEXEI NEBOLSIN

The cold snap [which seized the country last week] sent prices for diesel fuel rocketing, as there w...
ALEXEI NEBOLSIN

In the medium term, prices will remain the same in February, but may grow in March.
ALEXEI NEBOLSIN

It's extremely important to move in a direction that will allow us to take advantage of WTO membersh...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

Consolidation is an important step in the development of our company as a national steel and raw min...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

Lowering inflation to 3-4% annually should be a priority, a major instrument of economic policy, and...
ALEXEI KUDRIN

We should know how much we have in a non-oil budget.
ALEXEI KUDRIN

We are proposing to define the budget deficit excluding oil revenues, instead of immediately cutting...
ALEXEI KUDRIN

We informed our partners about the development of the gas industry in Russia.
ALEXEI KUDRIN

The pilot project to use the funds [allocated for the purpose] will be possibly determined.
ALEXEI KUDRIN

We are working in this direction.
ALEXEI KUDRIN

This is not just a question of supplies of oil or gas, though they of course play a serious role.
ALEXEI KUDRIN

It is the first time in my experience that major changes that were rejected during preliminary consi...
ALEXEI KUDRIN

That means that the Russian prime minister took personal responsibility [for the decision].
ALEXEI KUDRIN

We will have to raise VAT again in a couple of years.
ALEXEI KUDRIN

Russia's obligations to its US partners will end in the spring. A Soyuz rocket will then take two Ru...
ALEXEI KRASNOV

We hope that American shuttles will resume regular flights and we are offering our NASA colleagues t...
ALEXEI KRASNOV

Our counterparts from NASA will visit us late August or early September, and we will then discuss wh...
ALEXEI KRASNOV

They were missing some good players. I don't know why.
ALEXEI KOVALEV

This is really big. I can't imagine what's going on in Russia right now.
ALEXEI KOVALEV

Skill and power don't mean anything. You need heart and you need everyone on the team believing that...
ALEXEI KOVALEV

This tournament is all about mistakes. If you see every game, a team makes a mistake and the other t...
ALEXEI KOVALEV

They used their power to try to get it to the crease and jam it. We tried to use the pass and our sp...
ALEXEI KOVALEV

On the road, just like anybody else, we try to be patient and see what they can bring. We expected t...
ALEXEI KOVALEV

We faced a lot of tough teams on this road trip. But we changed a lot of things before this game and...
ALEXEI KOVALEV

We're fighting for the eighth spot in the playoffs, we knew how important this game was.
ALEXEI KOVALEV

There are still a lot of games to play. It's only half-a-season. A lot of teams struggled in the beg...
ALEXEI KOVALEV

I've said many times, ever since I got traded to Montreal, to give that guy room and give him a chan...
ALEXEI KOVALEV

Luzhkov doesn't understand the value of authenticity. For him, to restore means to demolish and rebu...
ALEXEI KLIMENKO

Of course, he's talented. But he treats art like a business, churning out his works as if he were ba...
ALEXEI KLIMENKO

I suppose the common idea of me is that I'm going to be someone who's hyper and cracking jok...
ALEXEI SAYLE

If they don't suspend him and they suspend me, that's just ridiculous. Are we just going to watch th...
ALEXEI KOVALEV

This tournament is all about mistakes. If you see every game, a team makes a mistake and the other t...
ALEXEI KOVALEV

They have a lot of superstars and they can put the puck in the net and create a lot of scoring chanc...
ALEXEI YASHIN

I would say I was still a Marxist - which is not to be confused with being a Communist. Despite its ...
ALEXEI SAYLE

Despite its flaws, Marxism still seems to explain the material world better than anything else.
ALEXEI SAYLE

The journalists have obviously failed to capture my innate magnetism, humour and charisma, and they ...
ALEXEI SAYLE

I liked 35 and in both my novels that is the age of the lead characters. I tried making them my age ...
ALEXEI SAYLE

First off, I have to mention what is undoubtedly the greatest phenomenon of the modern era: All You ...
ALEXEI SAYLE

I can guarantee that every cent from Gregory Olsen goes back into the federal space program.
ALEXEI KRASNOV

It's always much nicer when it doesn't hit the post.
ALEXEI YASHIN

He tried to hit me and missed but I didn't miss him. I was lucky I saw him at the last second.
ALEXEI KOVALEV

It was a disappointing season. I never played on such an unlucky team.
ALEXEI YASHIN

We need a real tent city in the heart of Moscow.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Well... I graduated from the business school of Northumberland University in Newcastle.
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

We consider Turkey as a reliable partner to transit gas to third countries. Recent developments in U...
ALEXEI MILLER

The puck went in, and the referee admitted that he had blown the whistle before the puck went in and...
ALEXEI YASHIN

We had chances to advance the lead and get momentum.
ALEXEI YASHIN

Remember that time -- the insane mistrust, not just for people but between countries.
ALEXEI LEONOV

dear and intelligent people who decided to show all of humanity that we are different ... but can wo...
ALEXEI LEONOV

The optimum frequency with which comedians should do a series is every year. I do one every three ye...
ALEXEI SAYLE

When men are arrested without any legal basis and for political reasons, it's merely a routine, ...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

The future is in green energy; it's in making steel for energy-efficient cars.
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

The party of swindlers and thieves is putting forward its chief swindler and its chief thief for the...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

People used to think I was just a shouty comic but I was doing stuff about Sartre.
ALEXEI SAYLE

We believe that the business system only is the key to success. It's no miracle, only day-to-day...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

My wealth is reflected in the price of Severstal, and the number of shares I have in my possession d...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

When we put $4 billion into the U.S. economy, they were OK with this. When we preserved jobs in Dear...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

In a literal sense, even a private company, of course, cannot do everything that it wants without so...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

It is a very big exaggeration to say I am a friend of Mr. Putin.
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

I don't have any opinions about Russians. There are celebrity persons in each country. Different...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

We appreciate size, but only if it is robust growth. Just to be big is not a target.
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

People were expecting Rouge to go bankrupt, so there was a lot of anxiety. The corporate culture pro...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

What you need to keep most in the U.S. is the entrepreneurial spirit.
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

Building companies involves creating great wealth. If that means I am an oligarch, OK, it's fine...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

The steel business is a local business. We do believe in the U.S. economy and would like to have a s...
ALEXEI MORDASHOV

Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Politics is traditionally a male domain in Russia. Until now, women have only been accessories. Now,...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Everyone says corruption is everywhere, but for me it seems strange to say that and then not try to ...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

I've been reading this little book. It's called the Russian constitution. And it says that t...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

People don't believe in positive changes anymore.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

People aren't really afraid of my views. They are just afraid of the word 'nationalism.'
ALEXEI NAVALNY

I'm only sort of a politician.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

People hate politicians. And I can understand why.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Without any doubt, I am striving for power.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

I'm not going to appeal to violence or aggression - of course not.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

I am not ready to back away from my views.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

I really hate the people in power. I hate them with every fiber of my being. That is what drives me ...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

We've grown accustomed to injustice in Russia. People are constantly being arrested unlawfully.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

I'm not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid inste...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

I've accentuated the look over the years. As a comic, you try something and if it works you go w...
ALEXEI SAYLE

I am quite girly.
ALEXEI SAYLE

Everyone needs to understand that my work addresses existing problems, and one of the crucial proble...
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Every man in the world is either a Realist or a Nominalist. Give yourself a test: if someone called you a gigger or a fell-picker, and you knew it wasn't true, would you hit him or smile? That's how easy it is to tell.

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Alexei Panshin

Every man in the world is either a Realist or a Nominalist. Give yourself a test: if someone called you a gigger or a fell-picker, and you knew it wasn't true, would you hit him or smile? That's how easy it is to tell.

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