Bidzina Ivanishvili

Since the whole village was poor, we didnt realize our own poverty. I was happy.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I've never been an oligarch. The definition of an oligarch is someone who has co-operated with the government, and I never did.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I travel as much as I can and meet people.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I get no pleasure from politics; its not in my character.

— 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

There are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

Europe and America should judge Georgia's leadership on the basis of their actions, not just their words and promises. Otherwise Saakashvili will…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

The economy is governed through cartel agreements and monopoly. The attorney general is the one who's controlling funds. There is no free…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I had to choose: Either leave the country, where it's become dangerous for me, or go on the offensive.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I was forced to come into politics because Saakashvili had destroyed the opposition. I had a choice either to leave the country,…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

It was not my wish to come into politics. I was not a public person; I preferred to spend my birthdays with…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

America has chosen Georgia as a junior partner. The United States believes that Saakashvili is creating a democratic Georgia, but these are…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I decided to go into politics because of our Soviet-style government.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

If you come to Georgia, you can open up a company in a day. You yourself can come tomorrow and establish a…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I have always lived according to my conscience, and my past is clean.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

All the therapists would tell me was that I was the only healthy person they knew.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

Since the whole village was poor, we didn't realize our own poverty. I was happy.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

This is my philosophy: I prefer to stay out of the public eye. I love freedom.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

With respect to Euro-Atlantic integration, we have to realize that we need to normalize the relationships with our neighbors, and especially with…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I was writing my Ph.D. in the late 1980s and was keeping an eye on what was happening in the world. It…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I did not like formal meetings, because they took away my freedom. I just liked to spend time with my friends, where…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public…

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

Any private security is a joke in a country where you're up against your own government.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

A small country like Georgia has little influence on conflicts that must be resolved at the global level.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili