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“I think my background, coming from Iran, which is a great country but is going through its share of troubles, really allows me to appreciate what we have here.”
“Where people work and their environment is becoming more and more important, especially for millennials.”
“We don't believe in a world of us versus them; we look at the world as all of us together.”
“Chinese consumers don't book hotel rooms that are as expensive as U.S. consumers.”
“Anytime you introduce volatility, it is not good for business and not good for travel.”
“Taking big risks combined with having a team you believe in and that believes just as much in you as a leader make for long-term wins, even in a game of inches.”
“Rail in Europe is incredibly important as far as a transportation medium.”
“It is important to have safe borders, but at the same time, we can't forget what brought us here. This is an immigrant nation.”
“I think where Trump just has it dead wrong is this is a world of us versus them.”
“If you get the product and technology right, then the rest usually falls into place.”
“There's a lot of distrust of the United States, and I certainly see that. But at the same time, everything that I've seen is that the U.S. is a genuine force for good in the world.”
“Failure can teach you something, and as long as you're moving very, very quickly, you're going to start piling up the wins. Speed gives you the luxury to be able to fail.”
“While Expedia is outbound-focused, Wotif is much more about domestic travel.”
“Having a United States passport has been an incredible asset, and I hope that will continue to be the case.”
“When I was in my 20s, I learned not only how to work hard but about the importance of focus.”
“Put the right people in the right places, and then you trust them to do the right stuff.”
“The power of immigration, the power of the American dream, if you think about the American dream, it is the best brand out there.”
“My father had to go back to Iran to take care of his father when I was 13 and was detained for six years before returning. My mom was raising three kids without a dad.”
“Uber is a company that is redefining the transportation industry on a global basis; to be part of that story is something that is interesting and would be a real privilege.”
“It was a choice between a paint factory in Indianapolis - a management training program to maybe run the paint factory one day - or go to New York City and become an investment banker. It wasn't a very difficult decision.”