Yakov Smirnoff Quotations

Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year. That's why you need a strong line of communication... which includes laughter.

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.

If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.

Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year.

If you have something important to say, Broadway and New York are great places to say it.

Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection.

It's kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart.

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.

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.

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.

The reason gas prices are so high is because the oil is in Texas and Oklahoma and all the dipsticks are in Washington.

I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering.

I believe that laughter is a language of God and that we can all live happily ever laughter.

I fed my ego, but not my soul.

I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.

We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales.

To my real estate agent, Chernobyl is a fixer-upper.

We have a choice - we can both think and feel, using our heads and our hearts.

Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.

Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.

When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.

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.

I was this non-threatening funny guy who contrasted the image of the Brezhnevs and the Reagans of the world.

The ad in the paper said 'Big Sale. Last Week.' Why advertise? I already missed it. They're just rubbing it in.

In today's society we sometimes forget to balance our hearts and our heads; this is the reason we stop laughing.

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.

After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.

Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.

People in Tulsa are totally friendly; the crowds are very nice.

I came to America to make it my home, and I did.

Never having alone time is real tough on people.

When you like something, you find time to do it.

I was not only typecast as a Russian, but I was typecast as Yakov Smirnoff. This is understandable, and I was very happy to get the roles, but it would be nice to be in a movie where I could be someone else.

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.

In America you can always find a party. In Russia the party always finds you.

Russian men have a saying: "Women are like buses..." That's it.

In America, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, The Party can always find you!

In America, your job determines your marks. In Soviet Russia, Marx determine your job!

A Russian Reversal quote on Uncyclopedia's Soviet Union article? How original.

In Soviet Russia, party always finds you!

Many people are surprised to hear that we have comedians in Russia, but they are there. They are dead, but they are there.

In America, you drive car. In Soviet Russia, car drive you!

In America, you assassinate president. In Soviet Russia, president assassinate you!

In Russia, if a male athelete loses he becomes a female athelete.

I found out that when you get married the man becomes the head of the house. And the woman becomes the neck, and she turns the head any way she wants to.

In America, you break law. In Soviet Russia, law breaks you! In America, you watch Big Brother. In Soviet Russia, Big Brother watch you!

I was a comedian in Russia, and I worked on the cruise ships there. I met a lot of Americans, and they were laughing even though I didn't speak their language.

In every country, they make fun of city. In U.S. you make fun of Cleveland. In Russia, we make fun of Cleveland.