1.
I have no Napoleonic dream. I'm just hard-working and pragmatic.
Roman Abramovich
2.
The goal is to win. It's not about making money. I have many much less risky ways of making money than this (buying Chelsea football club). I don't want to throw my money away, but it's really about having fun and that means success and trophies.
Roman Abramovich
3.
In Moscow I feel most comfortable. I'm used to four different seasons; it's difficult for people in London to understand. People brought up in Russia like my kids want to play in the snow.
Roman Abramovich
4.
I'm realising my dream of owning a top football club. Some will doubt my motives, others will think I'm crazy.
Roman Abramovich
5.
My feeling would be that you lose something of the beauty of the Premiership by joining something not defined at the moment.
Roman Abramovich
6.
Investors have very short memories
Roman Abramovich
7.
But charity is a very complicated thing. Its important to find an area where you can really help and you can feel the results. Charity is not like feeding pigeons in the square. It is a process that requires professional management.
Roman Abramovich
8.
How are the germs made into a ring? By adding and multiplying.
Roman Abramovich
9.
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.
Roman Abramovich
10.
The polynomial xn−1 is a force of nature.
Roman Abramovich
11.
I love this game, I love this sport, I love this league. Why don't I get my own team? (English Premiership football club)
Roman Abramovich
12.
Our strategy [at Chelsea] is to bring up our own players through the academy, which we have invested a lot in, and hope it gives results
Roman Abramovich
13.
If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice and second would be New York.
Roman Abramovich
14.
I myself never make any notes. Usually, if I write something down, I can't read it afterwards.
Roman Abramovich
15.
In my personal opinion, Russia is no less democratic than it used to be. It is a democratic country. It is democratic enough.
Roman Abramovich
16.
We will be spending less in the transfer market in future years.
Roman Abramovich
17.
I don't know if the police of naming statements would agree with this.
Roman Abramovich
