I Know From My Conversations With People

Russian Is Such A Tough And Complex Language That I Am Happy Enough To Understand Everything And Read Most Things Pretty Well, But, Without Constant Practice, My Speech Is Not What I Wish It Was, And I Would Sooner Write In Crayon Than Write A Letter In Russian.

Speaking To The Subject Is The Most Overrated Thing In Journalism.

Every Good Journalist Is Aware That His Trade May One Day Go The Way Of Phrenology-and, What's More, The Population Will Hardly Protest The Extinction.

Vladimir Putin Wants Practical Things, Like The End Of Economic Sanctions, But He Also Wants Far Greater Sway In Europe And In The Overall Ideological Trends Of The World.

I Think We Should Be Alarmed, Watchful, And, As Journalists, Rigorous And Fearless. I Think We Should Be Alert.