People who achieve self-actualisation, he maintained, are democratic in outlook, not authoritarian.

ECONOMIST: Guru

To the end, he maintained his extraordinary self-possession and focus.

ECONOMIST: Reminiscing in tempo

He also said there was no resolution so far of the basic contradiction between the two sides: the Azeris demand that its territorial integrity be maintained, and the Armenian demand that Armenians in Karabakh had a natural right to self-determination.

BBC: Karabakh: Are Things Moving?

But Martin has always maintained that he heard a noise while in bed, came down the stairs and opened fire in self defence.

BBC: Farmer's shot 'accurate or lucky'