Nikita Khrushchev

"When you are skinning cats, you can imagine the sorrow of the cats."

"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river."

"If you cannot catch the bird of happiness, at least you can make it fly away so it doesn't stay with someone else."

"The people are not always right."

"Call it what you like, but that dog will not hunt."

"We will bury you."

"Revanchism is the crossing of swords with history."

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

"When a man is in despair, it means that he still believes he can change his situation."

"Training and experience are the foundation of all knowledge."

"The development of weapons of mass destruction should preclude the thought of war."

"Supply creates a new kind of progress in the world of democracy."

"The purpose of Soviet power is not to wither away, but to develop into something better."

"A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice."

"Memory is a child walking along a seashore. You never can tell what strange things it will pick up."

"The main thing is not to be afraid."

"Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."

"Even the most powerful cannot succeed if they do not have the people with them."

"Wars are won not by weapons, but by the will of the people."

"Communism is Soviet power plus electrification of the whole country."

"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic."

"The corn will grow taller than an elephant's eye."

"We do not fear atomic weapons; we fear nothing."

"Achieving the goals is measured by those who undertake change."

"Science is the most important thing to the future of mankind."

"The workers have nothing to lose but their chains."

"Leadership must serve truth, not ambition."

"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."

"Art must serve the people, not exploit them."

"The strength of a nation lies in the strength of its workers."