John Roos Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Growing up in California, I obviously knew about our deep connections with the Japanese.”

“In running Wilson Sonsini, it's all people-to-people skills. Those people-to-people skills translate into diplomatic skills.”

“People talk about Japanese kids as being inward-looking. But my experience is that if you offer them an opportunity, they'll take it.”

“I'm inspired by the example of Prime Minister Abe, who overcame many challenges after his first term as prime minister to successfully return to the highest office in Japan six years later, and is now hopefully leading Japan in an extremely promising direction.”

“I wanted to make sure that I didn't spend all my time in Tokyo. I'm the U.S. ambassador to Japan, not the U.S. ambassador to Tokyo. I thought it was very important to have an understanding of the country as well as to be the representative of the U.S. to people in Japan - to see as much of Japan as possible and to meet as many people as possible.”