Quotes from Robert Kraft

I'm passionate about owning a football team in my hometown.

I like to get in a battle I can win.

You don't have to wait for a tragedy to occur to rush to help those in need.

Self-study, in a sense of learning by yourself without anybody teaching you anything, has an enormous value.

I realize that my worst day is pretty good.

If you want to win in this league, you need quality depth management, in the age of the salary cap.

Life is about collecting good people around you. You can't have enough good people.

It's not the great stars that win; it's the great teams that win. It's the teams that subjugate their ego to the team and put the team first.

That whole concept of team and teamwork and team first - that's how Israel, in my opinion, has survived in the Middle East.

I am not comfortable discussing politics publicly; I am very comfortable talking about my friendships with people who happen to be in politics.

After the love of my family, there's nothing more important to me than winning football games.

I'm driven by my passion - my family, my philanthropy, and the New England Patriots winning. That's my life.

A lot of people have their big dreams and get knocked down and don't have things go their way. And you never give up hope, and you really just hold on to it. Hard work and perserverance. You just keep getting up and getting up, and then you get that breakthrough.

I'm blessed with four great children and eight grandchildren.

Anyone who starts piercing the bubble of happiness, get 'em out of your life.

While I believe in second chances and giving players an opportunity for redemption, I also believe that playing in the NFL is a privilege, not a right.

Hang out with good people, do good things, and always put the team first.

To be honest, after the draft, I'm always excited.

Tom Brady is a person of great integrity and is a great ambassador of the game both on and off the field.

Leadership is about stepping up when it's the appropriate time and then making sure everyone knows that we're all on the same page.

If you choose to do things that you are passionate about, you will not only do them better, but most importantly, you'll be a significantly happier person.

Working class people and lower income people we have to help more.

One of my beliefs about leadership is it's not how many followers you have, but how many people you have with different opinions that you can bring together and try to be a good listener.

Dream a big dream, a bold dream. Don't play conservatively between the 40 yard lines. Don't just play it safe.