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.

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

I've gone to prepare a place for youBut I will come back again.

But remember that the pain of parting from friends will be felt by every body at times, whatever be their education or state.

Blossoms shower, and then they go on showering—they never stop. The blossoms that showered for Buddha are still showering. The blossoms that showered for Subhuti are still showering.

Each day is a little life.

Everyone always says it's a blessing to look a lot younger than my age, but sometimes I just want to look my real age.

I don't know which way to take Donald Trump. And only time will tell. Only time will tell.

God has made us for Himself, and our hearts can never know rest and perfect satisfaction until they find it in Him.

My own idea of a $5,500 .45 auto is a used Volkswagon with a Glock 30 in the glove box.

If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large.

Anyone who reaches for great expression has to be careful of the ridiculous.