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

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.

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.

San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate

Life is difficult for those who have the daring to first set out on an unknown road. The avant-garde always has a bad time of it.

Why should i care? Cause you werent there when i was scared. I was so alone.

No one has as much luck around the greens as one who practices a lot.

For the vlogging channel, I wanted to build the infrastructure and build up all the personalities in a way that felt like weren't just forcing the audience to watch everyone we have.

Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream of American life.

Gratitude is a debt which usually goes on accumulating like blackmail; the more you pay, the more is exacted.

I ain't getting on no time machine.

The older you get the more capable you get at managing life.

Work hard, be steady, and have faith in the Lord. Set to work.

By being peaceful, quiet, and receptive, you pattern yourself in the image of God, and you regain the power of your Source.