During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of its history

San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban canopy, as well as open space in the city.

Livable neighborhoods with a vibrant street life will stimulate our economic life as well.

San Francisco can no longer afford to be a city divided between downtown and neighborhoods, with a downtown that becomes a ghost town when workers go home for the evening

Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce

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.

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 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety.

Failure isn't something to be embarrassed about; it's just proof that you're pushing your limits, trying new things, daring to innovate.

This door's wide-open now. It's going to happen whether you like it or not.

Be willing to make bold decisions and be willing to make glorious mistakes. Learn from your mistakes, but you've got to be willing to make them first.

We have to design a health delivery system by actually talking to people and asking, 'What would make this service better for you?' As soon as you start asking, you get a flood of answers.

It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.

I'm lucky. I think it's good that I have a body of work that addresses different things in different ways.

Do little things as if they were great, because of the majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ who dwells in thee.

the delicacy that respects a friend's silence is one of the charms of life.

It was too nerve-wracking, a shocking spectacle, like seeing an old, calm friend go insane.

I've done everything I can as a United States Senator to educate myself on the carbon issue and the climate change issue.

It's always a great day going to work with Ginnifer Goodwin; she's a fantastic actress and I learn so much from her.

A new model is starting to take root and grow, one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide these choices. I call this emerging model The Mesh.

Comic books are a big passion of mine.