You've got loggers and fishermen in Seattle who didn't know what sushi was a decade ago, eating it at the ballpark and wearing headbands with kanji [Japanese characters] on them, ... That's quite a transformation. Ichiro is the one who is responsible for that shift.

You've got loggers and fishermen in Seattle who didn't know what sushi was a decade ago, eating it at the ballpark and wearing headbands with kanji [Japanese characters] on them. That's quite a transformation. Ichiro is the one who is responsible for that shift.

I was eating beans by candle light for a decade.

He has this exuberance about him that translates into great results,

[Equity might have been the only thing preventing foreclosure a decade ago, said Hsieh, but these days most borrowers understand the importance of maintaining their credit score.] Studies show that if you're a credit worthy borrower, you will do everything in your power to keep your credit high, ... That in itself is skin in the game.

This fundraiser has been held for nearly a decade and was planned more than a year ago. The notion that the speaker is supporting this bill for any other reason than it is good public policy that will save California consumers $1 billion is absurd.