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" I don't believe in dynasties; I don't believe in coronations. That is not how it works in this country. "
Norman Braman
Believe
How
Works
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" We, in the business world, invest our money to make a profit. Sports teams make a good profit. That's the way the system should work, not taxpayers forking over these dollars to for-profit enterprises. "
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Business
Work
" I wanted to show the community you can build something here without having to raid taxpayers' dollars. What better way to show the community what we're all about, as a welcome to come to the Institute of Contemporary Art and be a part of what we're doing here? "
Norman Braman
Better
Community
Welcome
" There is a type of respect that we have for each other and a warm feeling that exists between dealers and collectors who have known each other for many years. "
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Known
Years
Warm
" Senator Rubio has always, always understood Israel as an important ally of the United States. "
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United States
Always
Important
" I don't want to get into a Buddy Ryan-bashing contest. I respect Buddy Ryan. "
Norman Braman
Want
Respect
Contest
" What's success all about? What's philanthropy all about? Let's think of our legacy, following in the footsteps of some great Americans like the Carnegies and the Mellons who used their wealth for quality purposes. "
Norman Braman
Think
Success
Quality
" I went through a significant illness in 1991 and had some major surgery, and I made up my mind that I have to get my life in order, and the first thing that I would try to accomplish was to get out of the sports business. "
Norman Braman
Business
Mind
Life
" We live in a democracy. We don't have to tell the people how to vote. "
Norman Braman
People
How
Democracy
" I am offended by people who feel that they're entitled to something just because of their last name. "
Norman Braman
Feel
Just Because
I Am
" The Democrats would be better off giving the public a chance to vote for someone young - they have young leaders in the party - as I think Republicans should do. I think that is where the future is. "
Norman Braman
Giving
Vote
Future
" Who the hell is against breast cancer research? "
Norman Braman
Breast Cancer
Research
Hell
" I've learned that if you see something that's incredible, move on it quickly. "
Norman Braman
Incredible
Move
Move On
" I don't consider myself a fat cat. Don't make me out to be a fat cat. "
Norman Braman
Fat
Make
Me
" I have nothing against Jeb Bush personally. "
Norman Braman
Against
Personally
Nothing
" It's just not our style to put our names on the philanthropy we've done. It's not in the Jewish tradition of tzedakah. "
Norman Braman
Tradition
Style
Done
" You have to invest. You can't sit back. "
Norman Braman
Back
Sit
Invest
" Most collectors I know don't think of art as a business or as an investment. "
Norman Braman
Art
Investment
Know
" If you're going to do something, you do it all the way. "
Norman Braman
You
Something
Going
" I think you can win in the NFL without being a 'bad boy.' "
Norman Braman
Bad Boy
Bad
You
" If you don't uphold a contract, which is an agreement, then you've got nothing. "
Norman Braman
Nothing
You
Got
" When my wife's sister passed away, Bernie Madoff came to the funeral. That was the type of individual that we all thought he was - a very caring individual. "
Norman Braman
Sister
Thought
He
" If you have the opportunity to have the best of the artist, then if you overpay, it doesn't matter. Eventually, the market will reward you. If it raises the value of our collection, we go for it. "
Norman Braman
You
Value
Opportunity
" Cities like Chicago and Philadelphia make the NFL what it is. They give the league its soul. "
Norman Braman
Philadelphia
NFL
Soul
" If an institution has not made it after 10 years, it shouldn't be around anymore. "
Norman Braman
Around
Anymore
After
" I'm against corporate welfare. "
Norman Braman
Welfare
Against
Corporate
" There's more to life than the National Football League. "
Norman Braman
More
Football
Life
" I am one who shows great respect and commends the Cuban people for having the guts to go over to Cuba to get Cubans out when they had the opportunity to do it. I think it's a... shame that the Jews here in the United States in the 1930s didn't do the same for other Jews who were also in trouble. "
Norman Braman
I Am
Think
Respect
" Complex digestive conditions harm the physical and emotional well-being of many children, but GI research is severely undervalued and underfunded. "
Norman Braman
Children
Research
Well-Being
" At Sterling, we're not looking to become a dominating factor in the market. We're looking for an area to carve out for ourselves. We want to become another BMW. "
Norman Braman
Out
Market
Become
" Everybody runs for political office knocking somebody, and very few run on 'This is what I stand for. This is what I believe will solve these problems.' "
Norman Braman
Problems
Believe
Run