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

Quote by Nikita Khrushchev

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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...

All the sparrows on the rooftops are crying about the fact that the most imperialist...

All the sparrows on the rooftops are crying about the fact that the most imperialist...

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

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

The purpose of the United Nations should be to protect the essential sovereignty of nations,...

The purpose of the United Nations should be to protect the essential sovereignty of nations,...

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...

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

When it comes to combating imperialism we are all Stalinists.

When it comes to combating imperialism we are all Stalinists.

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

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

Bombs do not choose. They will hit everything.

Bombs do not choose. They will hit everything.

If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines under...

If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines under...

He who cannot eat horsemeat need not do so. Let him eat pork. But he...

He who cannot eat horsemeat need not do so. Let him eat pork. But he...

The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.

The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

They pay little attention to what we say and prefer to read tea leaves.

They pay little attention to what we say and prefer to read tea leaves.

Do you think when two representatives holding diametrically opposing views get together and shake hands,...

Do you think when two representatives holding diametrically opposing views get together and shake hands,...