I'm a true native of the Bay Area.

But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses.

The real secret about diplomats is that we're trained to say something, when there is nothing to say, and to say nothing when there is something to say.

Our political debates today are corrosive and not reflective of the belief that Abe Lincoln espoused back in his day: that we are a great country because we are a good country.

To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.

The reality, sitting ten thousand miles away, is that we remain the country that inspires. We remain that shining city on a hill.

My father, one of the great entrepreneurs and philanthropists of this state, taught me that capital - monetary or political - is to be used to benefit others. I intend to continue that tradition.

Politics is a lot of serendipity. You're in the right place and the right time and you've got the right message, and it either connects for you or, or it doesn't.

When America closes its doors, so does everybody else.

It's taken a lot of presidents to get us where we are today, a lot of deployments, a lot of wars, a lot engagements. You add them all up.

If we can't find cuts in the defense budget, we're not looking carefully enough.

The capacity of passion is both cruel and divine

Loving kindness practice helps us move out of the terrain of our default narratives if they tend to be based on fear or disconnection. We become authors of brand-new stories about love.

I have a lot of courage. I'm a realist.

There is a reality that this day and age is the digital era. Anybody can find anything they want.

The past is gone, the future is not here, now I am free of both. Right now, I choose joy.

Artists are controlled by the life that beats in them, like the ocean beats on the shore.

Painting is as difficult as brain surgery. It's not that relaxing. But that's the discipline.

I'd like to know how to play the guitar.

The one thing about being a creator, about being an artist, is that you get to explore your ideas. We're fortunate that we're in the position to do that, and I don't take it for granted.

My music is also one part of my inner process, and people also seem to connect with me on that - especially the ones who have the same questions for their own lives.