Any private security is a joke in a country where youre up against your own government. Bidzina Ivanishvili More Quotes by Bidzina Ivanishvili More Quotes From Bidzina Ivanishvili I may not be a politician, but I will fight to the end of my life for what I believe in. Bidzina Ivanishvili fightingmaybelieve I have always lived according to my conscience, and my past is clean. Bidzina Ivanishvili my-pastcleanpast This is my philosophy: I prefer to stay out of the public eye. I love freedom. Bidzina Ivanishvili love-freedomeyephilosophy I travel as much as I can and meet people. Bidzina Ivanishvili i-canpeople Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO. Bidzina Ivanishvili integrationsubstitutespolicy All the therapists would tell me was that I was the only healthy person they knew. Bidzina Ivanishvili therapistshealthypersons I had to choose: Either leave the country, where it's become dangerous for me, or go on the offensive. Bidzina Ivanishvili offensivegoes-oncountry There are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all. Bidzina Ivanishvili peacockeightdifferent Since the whole village was poor, we didnt realize our own poverty. I was happy. Bidzina Ivanishvili povertyvillagerealizing I get no pleasure from politics; its not in my character. Bidzina Ivanishvili pleasurecharacter I have money, but my most important capital is the trust of the people. Bidzina Ivanishvili importantpeople I decided to go into politics because of our Soviet-style government. Bidzina Ivanishvili sovietstylegovernment I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work. Bidzina Ivanishvili jobstwoyears Europe and America should judge Georgia's leadership on the basis of their actions, not just their words and promises. Otherwise Saakashvili will transform Georgia into a dictatorship. Bidzina Ivanishvili europe-and-americajudgingpromise A small country like Georgia has little influence on conflicts that must be resolved at the global level. Bidzina Ivanishvili levelslittlescountry A difficult regional situation doesn't justify one man's determination to hold onto power. It's clear to me that democratization is a very complicated process. Bidzina Ivanishvili determinationcomplicatedmen I won't go back on my decision. I'm not afraid of prison, but there are even worse dangers. Bidzina Ivanishvili prisondecisiondanger As leader of the ruling political force, I reaffirm my support for the transition to a proportional electoral system in 2020, and I sincerely regret that it has failed. Bidzina Ivanishvili world It was not my wish to come into politics. I was not a public person; I preferred to spend my birthdays with family and friends. But the 2008 elections were fraudulent, so I decided to finance the opposition to make them stronger. Bidzina Ivanishvili friendsfinancefamilypolitics There is a real and evident problem of democracy in Georgia, and this was the core reason of my entrance into politics. We have no rule of law. It's absolutely absent. Bidzina Ivanishvili democracypoliticsproblemlaw
