It’s kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart. – Yakov Smirnoff
The ad in the paper said ‘Big Sale. Last Week.’ Why advertise? I already missed it. They’re just rubbing it in. – Yakov Smirnoff
I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good. – Yakov Smirnoff
Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection. – Yakov Smirnoff
My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love. – Yakov Smirnoff
I believe that laughter is a language of God and that we can all live happily ever laughter. – Yakov Smirnoff
I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing – like showering. – Yakov Smirnoff
We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we’ve heard in fairy tales. – Yakov Smirnoff
In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One. – Yakov Smirnoff
We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel. – Yakov Smirnoff
I have American in-laws, and I care about the environment. We don’t use disposable diapers, which, of course, creates an environmental problem of our own. – Yakov Smirnoff
In today’s society we sometimes forget to balance our hearts and our heads; this is the reason we stop laughing. – Yakov Smirnoff
Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling. – Yakov Smirnoff
As Americans after 9/11, we’re much more united, together as a nation, and we got stronger, better, and more at peace. By peace, I mean the harmony you can feel in our united determination to fight these terrorists and killers. – Yakov Smirnoff
Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list. – Yakov Smirnoff
