Roman Abramovich

Investors have very short memories.

I have no Napoleonic dream. I’m just hard working and pragmatic.

The Holocaust was a crime without parallel in history, and I am proud to launch an initiative to raise awareness of and to tackle anti-Semitism in all its forms. This is the start of an important journey and we all have a part to play.

It was impossible to operate in the aluminium business without krysha – very real physical protection.

To tell the truth I cannot call my childhood bad. In your childhood you can’t compare things: one eats carrots, one eats candy, both taste good. As a child you cannot tell the difference.

People who know me said I will win one or two Premierships and will not be interested after that. The reality is that we’ve won two Premierships but I’m more excited about this particular season than last year or the year before. I am a fan of special nature. I’m getting excited before every single game. The trophy at the end is less important than the process itself.

I never attacked Rand Paul on his looks, and believe me, there’s plenty of subject matter right there.

Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an eye on.

We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.

For many years, election campaigns here have been run by the public relations industry and each time it’s with increasing sophistication. Quite naturally, the industry uses the same technique to sell candidates that it uses to sell toothpaste or lifestyle drugs.

[Mexico] ripping off the US more than almost any other nation

In France, to break the powerful labor movement, the US occupying forces needed strikebreakers and, more generally, goons. They reconstituted the Corsican Mafia for that purpose and, in payment, allowed them to restore the old heroin connection based in Marseilles…

The realities are that, you know, as a black man, you know, Barack can get shot going to the gas station, you know.

There will come a day, I promise you, when the thought of your son, or daughter, or your wife or your husband, brings a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eye. It will happen. My prayer for you is that day will come sooner than later.

A reporter’s ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.

Our aims are absolutely clear: They are a high living standard in the country and a secure, free and comfortable life.

Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.

The world is changed by idealists.

Presidential leadership needn’t always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.

I do have a relationship [with Putin] and I can tell you he’s very interested in what we’re doing here today

I was never aware of any other option but to question everything.