Quotes from Ramzan Kadyrov

Paradise lies at the feet of the mother. So how can a Chechen, a Muslim, violate the rights of women?

Mohamed Salah is the best footballer in the world and an overall perfect person.

If people in Russia do not take the path of traditional, pure Sufi Islam, Russia will lose out. All the other denominations, like Wahhabism, are new inventions for our country - we have never had it, and we will never accept it.

Personality cults are an insult to Islam.

Being independent caused us nothing but trouble. I do not want Chechnya to be independent from Russia.

I want to show the world that we have the best fighters. Our motto is, 'Death is better than second place.'

America is carrying out policies against Russia and its leadership. They know I'm among those ready to give my life for Russia and that I have a good army capable of attacking and defending. We'll see who comes out on top.

I don't want to pose either with Obama or with Merkel.

To get to heaven, you have to work very hard. I want to go to heaven, so I will try to pray more.

You have to ask the people about democracy. I know what my people want, and I cannot understand these people who violate peace.

Once there was a need for people like me to fight, to put things in order. Now we have order and prosperity.

I don't want to work for the government, the president's administration, the State Duma, or the Federation Council.

I've been fighting since I was 15. I know what war is.

Polygamy is needed to prevent a man from taking up a lover, which can cause health issues and rifts in the family and would lead him to live a lie, constantly deceiving his wife and children.

Russia gave us the mission to destroy terrorism and extinguish it in the North Caucasus, and results have already been achieved.

Who did I fight? I fought terrorists. Who did I protect? I protected the whole of Russia so that people in Moscow or St. Petersburg... could live in peace.

He's my idol. Putin is a beauty.

As long as Putin backs me up, I can do everything - Allahu akbar!

Those who criticize Putin are not human: they are my personal enemies.

Family honour is the most important thing.

I was born and raised in war.

I love my mother, my wife, my sisters very much. I honour and respect them. Women are the keepers of the family.

America is not really a strong enough state for us to regard it as an enemy of Russia.

A woman is a housewife.