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Putin: ‘Love is the meaning of life’
Russia Today ^
| 11-7-2014
Posted on 11/07/2014 12:34:34 PM PST by Citizen Zed
Vladimir Putin is known for his sharp wit, but musings on love are a relative novelty. In an unexpected remark Friday, the Russian president spoke of the “meaning of life,” saying that for him “in general” it is love that matters.
Briefly digressing from politics, Putin ventured a philiosophical observation that “multifaceted” love is “the basis of all our actions” and the essence of being.
"The meaning of our whole life and existence is love," Putin told his audience at the 15th Congress of the Russian Geographical Society. "It is love for the family, for the children, for the motherland. This is a multifaceted phenomenon; it lies at heart of any of our behaviors."
Putin, who chairs the board of trustees at the Russian Geographical Society, went on to express his hopes that “joint work” would help strengthen love for the motherland.
"It is exactly the top priority which all of us should go after, and I am absolutely sure that we will succeed," he added.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: chat; putin; putinlove
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Like Hitler said: ALL VEE NEED IST LOVE!
To: Citizen Zed
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:35:15 PM PST
by
Track9
(Coal Burner)
To: Citizen Zed
I asked Siri that same question the other day and received a completely different answer. And Siri knows everything.
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:36:30 PM PST
by
InterceptPoint
(Remember Mississippi)
To: Citizen Zed
"The meaning of our whole life and existence is love,""... well, that, and killing your political adversaries via painful poisoning!"
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:36:42 PM PST
by
Yossarian
To: Yossarian
"... well, that, and killing your political adversaries via painful poisoning!" Love can be complicated sometimes.
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:38:52 PM PST
by
Interesting Times
(WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
To: Citizen Zed
Love is poison, It blinds you, it slowly saps the energy out of you, and then it finally kills you, if not your body then the your soul...
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:43:15 PM PST
by
GraceG
(Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
To: Interesting Times
It’s his sperm that’s in the news these days. All those nights alone it would take.
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:44:05 PM PST
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: Citizen Zed
that makes more sense if you have seen mrs. putin
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:45:14 PM PST
by
JohnBrowdie
(http://forum.stink-eye.net)
To: Citizen Zed
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:46:22 PM PST
by
buridan
To: Citizen Zed
and the former mrs. putin
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:46:27 PM PST
by
JohnBrowdie
(http://forum.stink-eye.net)
To: Citizen Zed
Love of holiday shopping!
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:46:40 PM PST
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Citizen Zed
Putin: Love me or pay the consequences.
Russia Today: Vladimir Putin is known for his sharp wit,
To: GraceG
Okay it’s official I’ve run into someone more angry and bitter about relationships than me!
CC
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posted on
11/07/2014 12:59:34 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(sufficient unto the day are the troubles therof.)
To: GraceG
You’re wrong. Love, “It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together”. Wait, that’s the Force.
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:02:04 PM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
To: Citizen Zed
I too thought of Hitler when I read this.
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:12:19 PM PST
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: Citizen Zed
Awwwww, what a guy. Ol’ Vlad getting all lovey dovey.
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:28:48 PM PST
by
jmacusa
(Liberalism defined: When mom and dad go away for the weekend and the kids are in charge.)
To: Citizen Zed
What a goofy loon of a dictator he’s becoming.
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:43:20 PM PST
by
elhombrelibre
(Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
To: Citizen Zed
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:44:49 PM PST
by
dmz
To: dmz
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:46:54 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
To: Celtic Conservative
Im not bitter, just realistic, LOL
I will probably end up as an old maid, already got the old part down right...
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:51:20 PM PST
by
GraceG
(Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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