If one cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.

Quote by Nikita Khrushchev

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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are...

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are...

I once said, We will bury you, and I got into trouble with it. Of...

I once said, We will bury you, and I got into trouble with it. Of...

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!

If you live among dogs, keep a stick. After all, this is what a hound...

If you live among dogs, keep a stick. After all, this is what a hound...

When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to heal, so...

When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to heal, so...

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are...

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are...

What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this...

What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this...

What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this...

What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this...

We say the name of God, but that is only habit.

We say the name of God, but that is only habit.

One of the major principles is that Soviet literature must be inseverably linked with the...

One of the major principles is that Soviet literature must be inseverably linked with the...

The press is our chief ideological weapon.

The press is our chief ideological weapon.

If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf.

If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf.

In a fight you don't stop to choose your cudgels.

In a fight you don't stop to choose your cudgels.

Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all

Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all

What the scientists have in their briefcases is terrifying.

What the scientists have in their briefcases is terrifying.

Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the...

Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the...

Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes

Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes

The language of economics is seldom limpid, but in H Street they usually manage to...

The language of economics is seldom limpid, but in H Street they usually manage to...

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy...

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy...

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could...

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could...