Restoration of friendship with Russia, our biggest neighbor, is necessary for our peace and economy. Bidzina Ivanishvili Read Quote
My main capital isn’t the money. I respect myself; I respect my country. Bidzina Ivanishvili Read Quote
I did not like formal meetings, because they took away my freedom. I just liked to spend time with my friends, where I could be myself and did not need to don a mask. Bidzina Ivanishvili Read Quote
I was writing my Ph.D. in the late 1980s and was keeping an eye on what was happening in the world. It became obvious to me that Russia couldn’t live without computers. I think I worked this out a year before anyone else. I started looking for people who could help import them. Bidzina Ivanishvili Read Quote
In Georgia, people had already understood that communism couldn’t survive, and I came to the institute in Moscow, and people still believed in it. They were completely different people, and I found it very difficult psychologically. Bidzina Ivanishvili Read Quote
I was forced to come into politics because Saakashvili had destroyed the opposition. I had a choice either to leave the country, because it was dangerous to live here, or to go into politics. Bidzina Ivanishvili Read Quote
All the therapists would tell me was that I was the only healthy person they knew. Bidzina Ivanishvili Read Quote
