41 Quotes by Roman Abramovich

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.

I don’t know if the police of naming statements would agree with this.

I never aspired to be a public figure. I have always been interested primarily in real business and the development of business strategies.

But charity is a very complicated thing. It's 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.

When I started to make more or less serious money - for those times - then, of course, I wanted to show everyone that life is different: it's a new kind of life; we are earning this money. We wanted to pay taxes and live honestly.

It's a new endeavour for me. I've never run a territory. I've never talked publicly to people. I've got to try it just to see whether I like it.

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

I never made any public statements. At least, I tried never to make any public statements.

I really don't retain information - by the time I arrive wherever I'm going, I already forget what it is that I wanted to say.