I would like to inform you with great satisfaction of a…

The Prime Minister [Shinzō Abe] proposed advancing to a new level of economic engagement, putting forward eight lines of cooperation in the most important…

— Vladimir Putin

However, personally, I see this as not having the right to abuse this trust [among the citizens of Russia and Japan], and any decision…

— Vladimir Putin

Many politicians in the West cling to the notion of a partnership with Russia. They want to include [Vladimir] Putin, make compromises and constantly…

— Garry Kasparov

As a peace machine, it's value to the world will be beyond computation. Would a declaration of war between Russia and Japan be made,…

— John Brisben Walker

New ties between Russia and Japan would mark not only a breakthrough in their relations but also a significant shift in Northeast Asia's political…

— Fiona Hill

The greatest step forward in human evolution was made when society began to help the weak and the poor, instead of oppressing and despising…

— Maria Montessori

I wanted to focus on songs that I was inspired by growing up. I love so many of them from the last 100 years,…

— Josh Groban

Every attainment, every step forward in knowledge, follows from courage, from hardness against oneself, from cleanliness in relation to oneself.

— Anonymous

We have hopes and make plans, and if they are dashed or waylaid, we naturally rationalize and redraw the map to locate ourselves anew.…

— Chang-Rae Lee

For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role.

— Margaret J. Wheatley

Any time you can degrade or take away the top leadership of an organization, it's a positive step forward.

— Marco Rubio

If it is wrong for you to take money from someone else who earned it, to take their money by force for your own…

— Neal Boortz

In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two…

— Stanley B. Prusiner

Don't try to rush progress. Remember -- a step forward, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction. Keep believing.

— Kara Goucher

It has never been more critical that a leader step forward to accelerate our understanding of cancer - and champion the effort to finally…

— Victor J. Dzau