If I could press a button and have all of Sequoia Capital on the Midas List, I would choose to do that over a honoring a single individual.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We've tried to build Sequoia Capital with an eye for the long term that we really look for in the companies we like to partner with.
I am formally accountable to the steering board of the PIC, and I meet with nine ambassadors from the PIC every week. I have to have the capitals' broad agreement with what I do.
As an immigrant, my wish is that we fix immigration. At Sequoia, we've backed a number of exceptional founders that were born abroad but started their careers in the Valley. They've created immense value, but more importantly, massive numbers of jobs locally, nationally and globally.
If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.
While I do not hesitate to applaud certain aspects of the resolution honoring the sacrifices of our courageous soldiers who are risking their lives in Iraq, I cannot be supportive of capitalizing on these very sacrifices for political gain.
The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.
The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.
I pledge to give all there is of myself.
I pledge tonight to be Mayor for all of the people of this city - for one Chicago.
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.