Quotes from Norman Braman

I have been blessed being married to the same woman for 61 years. I honestly believe that if I retired, we may not make it to 62.

We've been married for 60 years. We don't buy anything anymore without being on the same page.

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.

I think you can win in the NFL without being a 'bad boy.'

Cities like Chicago and Philadelphia make the NFL what it is. They give the league its soul.

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.

A weak America poses a threat to the future of Israel.

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.

My father emigrated from Poland and my mother from Romania. There was no affluence in my family.

I don't want to get into a Buddy Ryan-bashing contest. I respect Buddy Ryan.

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?

I'm against corporate welfare.

Complex digestive conditions harm the physical and emotional well-being of many children, but GI research is severely undervalued and underfunded.

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.

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.

I don't consider myself a fat cat. Don't make me out to be a fat cat.

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.

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.

The country has had enough of the Clintons and the Bushes.

Who the hell is against breast cancer research?

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.

If an institution has not made it after 10 years, it shouldn't be around anymore.

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.

You have to invest. You can't sit back.