Alexander Lebed Professions : Russian PoliticianBorn : April 20, 1950Died : April 28, 2002 Browse All Authors Quotes From Alexander Lebed Think before you speak, and don't say everything you think. Alexander Lebed think-before-you-speakspeakthinking Most Russians don't care whether they are ruled by fascists or communists or even Martians as long as they can buy six kinds of sausage in the store and lots of cheap vodka. Alexander Lebed sixcarelong You must go deeper into Russia - 150 kilometres from Moscow or more, and look there. The kids are fed with cattle feed - people don't get paid for half a year. Alexander Lebed russiakidsyears He who shoots first laughs last. Alexander Lebed lastslaughingfirsts I mean that at least 80% of the Russian people feel destitute. It's the people who had their past and future taken from them - they don't get paid - many of them face a wall. They have nowhere to go. Alexander Lebed walltakenmean There is no reason why I should call myself a democrat. Alexander Lebed democratshouldreason-why I have equal contempt for both left and right radicals. Alexander Lebed radicalcontemptequal I am a Soviet man, and Yeltsin is a Soviet man - maybe our grandchildren will be different. Alexander Lebed grandchildrendifferentmen Russia is like a dinosaur. A lot of time is needed for change to reach the tail from the head. Alexander Lebed dinosaursrussiatails First of all I would make about 80% of the people law-abiding citizens again. The policy which is carried out now makes every entrepreneur and businessman a thief against his own will. Alexander Lebed entrepreneurlawpeople Similar Authors Anton Siluanov russian-politician Ilya Ponomarev russian-politician Dmitry Rogozin russian-politician Mikhail Prokhorov russian-politician Nikolai Bukharin russian-politician Yevgeny Primakov russian-politicianAll Authors