Alexei Mordashov

Regarding our links with the Russian government, Severstal is a private company with no government participation. We are answerable to our shareholders.

Russia is not a homogenous country; it's a very fragmented country.

The steel business is a local business. We do believe in the U.S. economy and would like to have a strong, balanced presence here.

You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans.

When we put $4 billion into the U.S. economy, they were OK with this. When we preserved jobs in Dearborn, or preserved jobs in Columbus, or preserved jobs in Pennsylvania, everyone was happy.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.