I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
Interpretation
Democracy is a universal concept, not limited to the West; Russians are recognizing this truth.
In this quote, Garry Kasparov emphasizes that democracy is a fundamental idea that belongs to all cultures, including the Russian people. He argues against the notion that democracy is solely a Western concept, suggesting that individuals everywhere can aspire to and achieve democratic governance, irrespective of their geographical or cultural background.
In practice
During a lecture on political systems, one might refer to this quote to illustrate the global relevance of democracy.
There is no one that can share your responsibility. It it is your responsibility you must carry it on and you must be responsible for your actions. At the end of the day we all are being challenged, sooner or later, by our destiny. And it's up to us to make all the difference in this life. If not you, who else?
Setbacks and losses are both inevitable and essential if you're going to improve and become a good, even great, competitor. The art is in avoiding catastrophic losses in the key battles.
Botvinnik tried to take the mystery out of Chess, always relating it to situations in ordinary life. He used to call chess a typical inexact problem similar to those which people are always having to solve in everyday life.
One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized.
I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions and protests that could force Kremlin to reconsider its plans to abolish presidential elections.
I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
Destruction is always an attractive idea. My brother and I used to spend weeks making models of cities so that we could destroy them in 15 minutes. There's a fantastic joy in destroying something that you've meticulously built. Then you're free to build a new thing. Destruction and creation... they're inseparable.
The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.
If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.
When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system.
A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.
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