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

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

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

After all, why be right when you can be happy.

A bestseller is a book written by a rich person of Indian roots staying in Europe for more than a decade..

One of the things is that in times of severe disorder, you can't worry about the dead, only the living.

But particularly when the media profess to strive toward objectivity, gatekeepers play a crucial role in helping people navigate the news to make educated political decisions.

Beautiful things grow to a certain height and then they fail and fade off, breathing out memories as they decay.

Always wear sunscreen and wash your makeup off at night.

We all carry our mothers inside us.

I said I was the greatest, not the smartest.

He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.

Sometimes people who have their lives played out in public don't feel they have the privacy to continually journey within. I did, and that's why I have longevity.