Quotes from Ksenia Sobchak

I think in political life you can only know your position and stay in place, even though people always try to push you to one side.

I do not purport to be a professional politician.

I'm against bureaucratization, corruption, seeing the same people in power.

I could never have any corruption from the state because I never had any business with the state.

Any president we choose becomes a czar in Russia. I don't want czars anymore. I don't want to be a czar myself. I want to be a democratic leader.

My goal is to make it so that the situation which we see at every election - the same candidates, the same faces... to turn the situation around and completely change it.

There's a view in Russian society that there are 'male professions' and 'female professions.' The women should be looking after the home and children. It makes me sad. But the only thing you can do is fight it.

I have no political weight, and I haven't earned the right to launch some kind of political programme or stand as a candidate.

I've been famous for years through my entertainment programs, through my show business activities and my business.

Well, first of all, I think that Russia has to have free democratic elections, that means everyone who wants to take part in it should be admitted.

It's Russia. It's a patriarchal society. That's a fact you have to get used to. We have sexism. And it's widespread.

My goal is to bring the issues that were never brought up on federal TV, such as LGBT rights, which are a shock for many people because they really think that those people should go to prison, they shouldn't have any rights. And moreover, there is lots of people who share the idea that they should be punished for being LGBT, just for the fact.

Putin has all the power under his control, all the security forces, all the billions of dollars he needs. It's mad to pretend otherwise.

Vladimir Putin is a person from a different generation.

I'm a politician who's against corruption that Putin has done in our country.

I am not afraid of Putin, so I go and challenge him on the elections.

Any window of opportunity is important. If your hands are tied, you should swim with your legs. If your legs are tied, you should try to hold on to the edge of the boat with your teeth. We have to use every option.

Let's not make out as though I will be the winner. I won't be. Putin will run and he will win.

People can't go into the street endlessly. My friends get asked why aren't they going to the next protest? They answer, 'Because we're tired of being thousands. I'm ready to become the 100,000th person at a rally, but I don't want to be the 10,000th. Because it's pointless.'

You know, in Russia we say there are three things you can't choose: your parents, your gender and your president.

Why was I going around in rhinestones before, and am now wearing a plaid shirt and glasses? It's not a question of fashion. It's a question of time and yourself. The country changed, I grew up, life changed. It's normal.

In a system created by Putin, it is only possible for Putin to win. I am realistic about who will become the president.

With situations that you have no power over, there is no point in worrying about one thing or another. Why think about things that you can't control?

I'm very drawn to the story of Carla Bruni. Why is everyone talking about her? Specifically because everyone sees the first lady, but they know she was somewhere, topless, and had some Hollywood lover. There is some contrast in this person. I have these contrasts.