Mikhail Khodorkovsky quotes

Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a Russian businessman and former oil tycoon, known for leading the Yukos oil company. Once one of Russia’s richest men, he became a prominent critic of the Russian government. He has spent years in exile, advocating for democracy and human rights. Here are 15 of his quotes:

My father was a construction engineer, and my mother was a production engineer. (Mikhail Khodorkovsky)
I like everything to be dependable, heavy, English furniture. View quote
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Large companies cannot finance political parties as their shareholders and employees have different political views. View quote
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
I have to travel a lot, but relaxation to me is when I am at home. View quote
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Fortunes are made, and disappear, over the lifetime of a single generation. Today, a person in essence takes his wealth from society just for the duration of his or her lifetime. The next generation has to create it anew. View quote
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To admit guilt for nonexistent crimes is unacceptable to me. View quote
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I have always defended my convictions and what I believed to be the truth. View quote
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Today, a skilled manager makes more than the owner. And owners fight each other to get the skilled managers. View quote
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A left turn in the fate of Russia is as necessary as it is inevitable. View quote
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I'm not an ordinary prisoner. View quote
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I established my bank in 1988. (Mikhail Khodorkovsky)
My parents were Muscovites. They worked at the Kaliber factory. View quote
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What's important to me now is to uphold my good name and achieve a fair court decision - the past cannot be recovered anyway. View quote
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The right to private property meant at the same time the right and duty to be personally concerned about your own well-being, to be personally concerned about your family's income, to be personally concerned about your future. This is hard work. View quote
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I knew President Yeltsin well. He would never have tolerated government officials demonstratively showing off the millions they acquired through corruption, the way it's done today. View quote
Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

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Occupation: Russian Businessman
Born: June 26, 1963
Quotes count: 15
Wikipedia: Mikhail Khodorkovsky

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