Failure isn’t something to be embarassed about; it’s just proof that you’re pushing your limits, trying new things, daring to innovate.
The jobs in the greatest demand in the future don’t yet exist and will require workers to use technologies that have not yet been invented to solve problems that we don’t yet even know are problems.
Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up – developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
The Republican Party – that was the end of the Republican Party. What Pete Wilson did with the xenophobia and the negative attitude, all this sort of anti-crime backlash.
Californians are blessed with the remarkable leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown, who… has led our state to firm fiscal footing and brought us to the enviable position of dreaming – and achieving – big dreams again.
The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.
A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that’s where the NRA’s strength lies.
Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn’t mean you aren’t smart.
You need to let go of your fear and anxiety of being judged by others.
I think Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion to break open a buttery, oaky Chardonnay from California.
California is a bellwether state. California was the first state in the United States to overturn the laws against interracial marriage. It took 19 years for the rest of the country to come around to that point of view.
Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They’re different institutions.
If you’re not open, you’re not transparent, you’re still holding on to vaults of information, you’re not going to build that trust.
People don’t care anymore because they don’t believe in us; they don’t trust us. And that’s why we should change politics, not just accept the cynical frame that, ‘Well, that’s just politics.’
As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.
An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.
The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
You’ve got to change incentives for good behavior as opposed to just disincentivizing bad behavior.