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" I've lived the American Dream and had a great life. Immigration and religion and racial tolerance are the foundation of this country. "

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" The great thing about the NFL is that you get into it for love, and you realise it is a fabulous business. "

" I would encourage someone to go to Brazil and try to do business there. BRIC countries get a lot of hype, but business there is brutal. "

" I've gotten to know them and love everything about the people of Jacksonville. There is an energy and a youth factor here that you don't typically associate with Florida. There's a real vitality. It's energizing. "

" You can do anything you want to do. You have to work hard, you have to create your own luck, and you have to have some luck also. "

" I really believe in fate or destiny, and I believe the Jacksonville Jaguars were my destiny. I believe, when it's all said and done, it couldn't have worked out better for me... man, oh man, this was just perfect. "

" If you aren't learning, you are regressing, because more growth comes from failure than from success. "

" We have the talent in place, and I think if you are a Jaguars fan, you should be excited, and you should have some expectations that we're going to be a sustainable, winning organization now. "

" Washing dishes gave me the sense of empowerment and feeling that I control my destiny. "

" Paul came to the Jaguars in 1994 and has loyally served the franchise in a variety of capacities, most recently holding the title of Senior Vice President of Football Operations and General Counsel. "

" Whenever I was flying commercial, I would land in Chicago, and they would announce, 'Get your passports out.' It happened so often, I would walk to the front of the plane and say, 'You're looking for me. Just take me; it will be easier for everybody else. "

" Manager Kit Symons sees our players daily. As a top-flight player not that long ago, Kit knows and feels the game. "

" Urban living is an intersection of business and personal life. "

" When you hire in business, you don't worry about marquee value. "

" Basically, what I want to share with the Jacksonville fans is, here I am, reporting for duty and ready to serve the fans. Let the fun begin. "

" I can help as chairperson, and Fulham can help our NFL effort. Collectively, these synergies will help everybody. "

" I love it. In the NFL, you win or you lose, and the money still shows up. "

" The concept of head coach simply means being hyperfocused on the pitch and team performance. "

" I've said this before: a homeless guy in Detroit has more mojo than a millionaire in Jacksonville. "

" Football is about as popular as it can be in the U.S. The upside, the expansion and growth lies overseas. "

" When I got there, there were two sides: business and football. Business I understand. It was pretty obvious to me what we had to do. But the football side was like the Holy Grail. "

" In the end, all we need to remember is Slavisa has promoted a club from the Championship to the Premier League and has managed sides at the highest level of football. In other words, Slavisa is exactly the head coach we need. "

" I had to overcome a lot of barriers. Until 1947, it was illegal for people from the subcontinent to migrate to the U.S. The subcontinentals were the last ethnic minority to gain citizenship. You assimilate. My name was too hard. They said, 'Shad is what we are calling you.' You go with the flow. "

" I feel I have to play a role to help Jacksonville achieve big things, to achieve its potential. There is opportunity here, and sometimes it isn't always evident, but it's there. "

" Toronto is a world-class city. You don't have a debate here about immigration because you need it to just maintain your pensions: that's dependent on people coming in to fund that. And again, I don't want to be controversial, but I think the average education level in Canada is probably higher than in the United States. "

" You go through life and learn valuable lessons. "

" The bedrock of this country are immigration and, really, a great separation between church and state. "

" Nobody cares about '60 Minutes.' Everybody cares about the Jaguars. Isn't that amazing? "

" I don't think it's any different if I'm in the U.S. or in London. I look at operations globally. "

" You have to take the time to live in a place to collect all the pieces, develop a vision. You can't just go to Home Depot and buy everything. "

" Cold calling is about developing social skills and getting used to rejection. We are constantly selling something to somebody. "