You all know I love L.A., but tonight I really love L.A.

Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions.

I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me.

If you wave a flag, make it an American Flag.

I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

We in Los Angeles, who have ourselves been helped to stand up - to recover and rebuild after a disaster - want to help the families and communities of the Gulf Coast,.

Actually, as president of the Conference of Mayors, we passed the Simpson-Bowles plan as a template, as a template, as a frame work for moving forward and the president has done the same.

You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate.

I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.

We're not a homogeneous party, anymore than the Republicans are. But we are a party that I think has a plan to take us forward.

Again, if I was going to call Romney and the Republicans stupid, I'm certainly not going to call the Democrats and President Obama stupid.

By virtue of love is the lover transformed in the beloved and the beloved transformed in the lover.

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

Sometimes when you meet someone, there’s a click. I don’t believe in love at first sight but I believe in that click. Recognition.

Anything anybody's used, a comb, a lock of hair, a drop of sweat, anything that comes from somebody's body has incredible magical power.

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.

I was never either pro-culture or counter-culture. I was in a kind of middle state.

In the old patrician world there was a custom once a week you had to eat a meal with your slaves and get to know them as people.

I try to simplify things for the children.

I think as a company, if you can get two things right--having a clear direction on what you are trying to do and bringing in great people who can execute on the stuff--then you can do pretty well.

Jeez, Claire. If I didn't love you, you'd scare me.