I do not purport to be a professional politician.

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.

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

My burden is my past as a TV star. But, you know, pasts cannot be a life sentence.

There's a compelling reason why I belong in the Hall of Fame, but I understand the argument against me. My career didn't go like most, and I'm 100 percent fine with that because that's what resonates with people.

And, so I set my goals on astronaut because, as a military aviator, it was, I considered that to be about the peak of a flying career.

I graduated from Columbia University in 1996 and founded my investment company in 1997, thus starting my professional investment career.

You get nervous when you're identified with something that is really great and positive for so long. You don't want to not be that person, but there are going to be other roles in your career.