When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment.

I don't like to talk about myself. I like to talk about stuff that's happening, stuff that's going to happen, and the people who are going to make it happen.

To see things differently requires you to be wired a little differently.

When I see three balls, I just swing at the middle one.

'Rabbi' means 'teacher,' and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.

The venture business is a bit of an apprenticeship business, so the firm I worked for didn't let me make an investment until I was 30. That was probably a very smart thing.