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" You can't confuse safety with religion or national origin. "
Shahid Khan
Safety
National
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Manager Kit Symons sees our players daily. As a top-flight player not that long ago, Kit knows and feels the game. "
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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. "
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" I'll be spending most of my time really relating to the fans and developing the relationships. The rebirth, really, of the franchise in Jacksonville where we will win on and off the field. "
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" 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. "
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" Jacksonville has exceptionally good talent in the areas of modality activities. "
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" Clubs shouldn't be counting on an owner just as a benefactor. "
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" There are 320 million American dreams. Go get yours. "
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" I can help as chairperson, and Fulham can help our NFL effort. Collectively, these synergies will help everybody. "
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" In just my interaction, I go to factories, and I talk to our employees. And in Canada, they have had a least a year or two more education. It's like, almost, I never run into anybody who hasn't finished high school. And in the United States, you have a lot who dropped out of 11th grade or whatever. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I love it. In the NFL, you win or you lose, and the money still shows up. "
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" It's not an easy thing to captive-breed a falcon. You need to take extreme care of its diet and exercise and keep it close to its natural environment. Whenever the birds take ill, I only use Ayurveda to cure them. "
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" In the auto industry, I spent years perfecting processes. Now, the successes and failures don't get the kind of publicity obviously NFL football does. "
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" You go through life and learn valuable lessons. "
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" Washing dishes gave me the sense of empowerment and feeling that I control my destiny. "
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Feeling
Sense
" Nobody cares about '60 Minutes.' Everybody cares about the Jaguars. Isn't that amazing? "
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Nobody Cares
Amazing
Nobody
" People will stop me on the street, and they know - Jaguars. It's a certain street recognition we didn't have years ago. "
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Me
People
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" I can control my destiny; I control my life. "
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" Urban living is an intersection of business and personal life. "
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" 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. "
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" The concept of head coach simply means being hyperfocused on the pitch and team performance. "
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" As an engineer, I learned that a long time ago: you don't want to get into a rational discussion about irrational subjects. "
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" Mohamed Al Fayed took Fulham from the second tier to where they are today. "
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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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" I'm from the colonies, so I remember when the sun never set on the British Empire. "
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" There's a lot of young talent. I felt strongly that we wanted somebody with a great football mind who'd make it their mission to succeed. And a coach, likewise. Somebody young, energetic, open. "
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Mind