Thomas J. Perkins

“I would call the progressive war on the 1% an echo of Kristallnacht.”

“Venture capital is not about funding great ideas, it's about funding great teams.”

“In the Nazi era it was racial hatred, now it's class hatred.”

“My warning to the New York Times is: Don't mess with me.”

“The Zamboni is the greatest invention of the 20th century.”

“A lot of people think venture capital is about 'I've got a great idea.' But it's really about 'I've got a great team.'”

“If you don't have a proprietary technology, you're not going to be a successful company.”

“The problem with most venture capitalists is that they're not capitalists and they're not venturesome.”

“I have never in my life been a Republican, and I'm not a Republican now.”