Mathias Rust Quotes
"You have to be young to be able to do things like that. Now I'm more cautious. I'm proud that I was able to do what I did - psychologically it was a great wall to climb - but sometimes I regret it."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Now, Regret)
"I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Public)
"Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Thought, Imprisonment)
"My parents came to visit every two months and brought plenty of books."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Books, Months, Parents, Visit)
"My parents were angry, but they were relieved that I was in good condition. They had been afraid the Russians would torture me. They told me not to do it again!"
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Parents)
"Once this key conflict is eased, it will have a huge impact on the world. It will take time to find a solution. It's similar to the situation between East and the West at the time of my flight."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Time, Conflict, Key, Solution, Will, World)
"I regret what happened. I saw no other possibility to achieve my goal. It was not hooliganism."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Goal, Possibility, Regret)
"I had one companion. He was a teacher from the Ukraine who spoke English so we could communicate a bit. I learnt a few Russian words, but it was hard to concentrate."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: English, Words)
"My plan was to land in Red Square, but there were too many people and I thought I'd cause casualties."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Thought, People, Cause, Land)
"I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Thought, Space)
"I got my private pilot's license in autumn 1986."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Autumn)
"I ended up injuring her with a knife I had on me. I can't really remember what happened."
- Mathias Rust
"I don't have my pilot's licence anymore, but I'm still very political."
- Mathias Rust
"I didn't tell anybody about my plan because I was convinced my family or friends would stop me. I didn't think much about what would happen afterwards."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Family, Friends)
"I approached Red Square three times, trying to find somewhere to land, before discovering a wide bridge nearby. I landed there and taxied into Red Square."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Land, Trying)
"After that I couldn't show my face outside. I lost my identity and balance. I was still living with my parents, and they were my only friends. For so many people, this thing with the nurse was confirmation that I must be mad or mentally ill."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: People, Balance, Friends, Identity, Living, Parents)
"I moved away for three years and went to Trinidad where I met my wife, Athena."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Wife, Years)
"I now work for a finance company in Luxembourg with projects in South America and the Caribbean."
- Mathias Rust
(Related: Finance, Work, America, Company, Now, Projects)