The best quotes from Roman Abramovich. Roman Abramovich quotes

Sometimes, we all love to repeat the clever thoughts and statements of other people, while the authors of such are drawn in our heads by great, unsurpassed personalities, sages from the past, who have known everything and everyone.

But this is not entirely true. Wisdom and omniscience are ageless. And the ability to formulate your thought in a neat and accessible way is not greatness, but the ability to correctly and quickly find a connection between your word and deed.

Who are they geniuses of Russian modernity, whose statements are so popular among the citizens of Russia and not only. The answer is simple - they are ordinary people, people among us, only slightly more frequently quoted ... and ... a little more successful. "But is this happiness?" - Roman Abramovich would say. Let's start with him.

Roman Abramovich is perhaps one of the most famous Russian businessmen of the first echelon. Billionaire, one of the very first successful entrepreneurs in Russia. Today Roman Arkadievich is also the chairman of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Duma.

20 best quotes by Roman Abramovich

I always say "we" about the people I work with, almost never say "me".

Money cannot bring happiness. Independence - yes, to some extent.

Someone thinks that I began to help Chukotka because I spent part of my childhood in the Far North, someone thinks that I began to help Chukotka because my childhood was difficult, and to someone it seems that I began to help Chukotka because he stole money. Neither one nor the other, nor the third. When you come, you see such a situation, you see fifty thousand people - you go and do something. Nothing worse than what I saw there, I have never seen in my life.

I have put in a lot of effort to be successful in business and I am glad that I can now do charitable projects.

It doesn't matter to whom you sell [assets] - these are not kittens. It doesn't matter if they fall into good hands. It is important that you get paid - who cares who.

Charity is a very difficult thing. It is very important to find an area in which you can really help someone and feel the result. It's not like feeding pigeons in the square. This is a process that requires professional management.

They do not argue with the authorities, they share wealth with them.

There is no story sadder in the world than children awaiting inheritance.

It was necessary, after all, instead of buying Torres, to build a school, a kindergarten and a water park in Chukotka. Stalled.

Store your money in savings yachts.

Koba on the throne is a country on validol.

- Only a sick head can withstand great wealth.

When I started making decent money, of course, I wanted to demonstrate: now, a new life has begun, we can pay taxes, declare, we are open ... Until one person named Tarasov demonstrated this: he paid all taxes, made all party contributions, did everything honestly , openly ... And what do you think ?! This has begun in the country! Everyone shouted: "It's a shame!", "A person cannot earn so much!" As a result, the man flew to England. I remember that well. The next person who demonstrated the same - that he has an open business, that taxes are paid, etc. - was a man named Khodorkovsky. I understood this lesson well: speaking publicly about your business will not lead to anything good and will only create problems. My rule of thumb is to sit still and keep your head down.

The day of silence before the elections, in Russia, is announced in order not to announce a minute of silence after.

I never take notes at all. If I write, I won't be able to read it later. My handwriting is very sloppy.

- If there is no dream, then nothing will come true.

My success is based on luck alone.

Do not be scattered about by reliable and loyal people, it is very difficult to find them.

It is necessary not only to know what you want, but also to achieve a combination of desires and goals, and only then do not hesitate in decisions and actions.

It seems to me that the person that certain media are talking about and I are different people. Which one is better is not for me to judge. But one thing is clear: they are not talking about me.

Quotes by Roman Abramovich from the book "The Abramovich Principle. The Talent to Make Money", authors Vladislav Dorofeev, Tatiana Kostyleva

• • It is necessary not only to know what you want, but also to achieve a combination of desires and goals, and only then do not hesitate in decisions and actions.
  • If there is no dream, then nothing will come true.
  • Money does not guarantee happiness, but it does guarantee material freedom.
  • Do not be scattered about by reliable and loyal people, it is very difficult to find them.
  • Nothing will make the best workers perform better than a share of the common cause.
  • Money cannot buy happiness. But some independence - yes.
  • They do not argue with the authorities, they share wealth with them.
  • Everything can be achieved through communication, and this is my personal opinion.
  • Some people think that I am helping Chukotka because I had a difficult childhood or I stole money that goes to Chukotka. But this is all not true. Now Chukotka is out of the crisis. Everything I could do, I have already done.
  • I know how money works.
  • Modesty colors a person. You need to be aware of your place, to know what is allowed in your position and what is not.
  • Someone was killed there every three days. I didn't need such a business.
  • Crisis is a romantic time of unimaginable possibilities!

• Don't live in the past. This advice is the most important of all: forget it and move on. Most of the anger, frustration, unhappiness, and despair in this world comes from people holding onto past grievances and problems. The more you scroll them in your mind, the larger they will seem to you, and the worse you will feel.
• Don't fight unhappiness. Forget and live on. Do this and thereby deprive him of the power to hurt you.
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It seems to me that the person the media is talking about and I are different people. Which one is better is not for me to judge. But one thing is clear: they are not talking about me.

My success is based on luck.

Someone thinks that I began to help Chukotka because I spent part of my childhood in the Far North, someone thinks that I began to help Chukotka because my childhood was difficult, and to someone it seems that I began to help Chukotka because he stole money. Neither one nor the other, nor the third. When you come, you see such a situation, you see fifty thousand people - you go and do something. Nothing worse than what I saw there, I have never seen in my life.

I was one of the first entrepreneurs in the country.

I think everything is achieved through communication.

I was not a protégé of Berezovsky, and he was not my mentor. I marveled at his extravagant lifestyle and even respected him for it, but I myself did not seek to adopt it.

Money cannot bring happiness. Independence - yes, to some extent.

For various reasons, in particular in the interests of security, I did not want to appear as the sole shareholder of Sibneft, although in reality I was the only one. There were rumors in the market that Berezovsky was a shareholder in Sibneft, and we never tried to refute them. This is the whole point of the "roof" to make it seem that the company belongs to Berezovsky. He was the icebreaker who took all the trouble away, and we paid him for it.

I always say "we" about the people I work with, almost never say "me".

Shvidler is a friend of mine, he is very good at finance. Whenever I need support, I always ask his advice. I have never made a major purchase, except for real estate, without his advice.

We have legally reduced taxes.

When I started making decent money, of course, I wanted to demonstrate: now, a new life has begun, we can pay taxes, declare, we are open ... Until one person named Tarasov demonstrated this: he paid all taxes, made all party contributions, did everything honestly , openly ... And what do you think ?! This has begun in the country! Everyone shouted: "It's a shame!", "A person cannot earn so much!" As a result, the man flew to England. I remember that well.

The next person who demonstrated the same - that he has an open business, that taxes are paid, etc. - was a man named Khodorkovsky. I understood this lesson well: speaking publicly about your business will not lead to anything good and will only create problems. My rule of thumb is to sit still and keep your head down.

I have never sought to use my business to influence the state.

I have put in a lot of effort to be successful in business and I am glad that I can now do charitable projects.

Charity is a very difficult thing. It is very important to find an area in which you can really help someone and feel the result. It's not like feeding pigeons in the square. This is a process that requires professional management.

ORT (Channel One) shares are a highly explosive product. If I knew that someone was against their purchase, I would not come close to them.

Money plays an important role in football, but not a determining one.