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Even though he's a third-generation San Franciscan, my father's very European in some ways, and he loves wine.

I'm really more of an executive.

Guys like me don't necessarily progress very far, which is fine.

As goes California, so goes the rest of the nation.

I'm not a pundit. I don't want to be a pundit.

If we continue to fight the National Rifle Association on their home court, which is the legislative front, I think we'll continue to be frustrated. But when you have an ability to go directly to the public, that's a completely different field of engagement, and I think the NRA is not adept at that kind of engagement.

I made bad decisions. That being said - the question is, does the public care about that?

Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.

The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.

If you distill the essence of everything, what life is about, every single one of us is given a short moment in time on this planet, and we all have one universal need and desire, and that is to be loved and to love. And to deny that for your own political expediency, I don't want to live in that column. It ain't worth it.

I don't learn in a certain way, but I have other skills.

There's a secret sauce in California, and I hope people pay attention to it.

I don't want to let the rest of this country drift into the abyss. I want to fight for it.

The whole idea that the Constitution of the United States would be used to advance a political agenda is absurd.

Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different institutions.

The people that are serving you gas, the people that are in your restaurants serving you, the firefighters, and police officers are members of the gay and lesbian community. They're members of our broader community.

I think Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion to break open a buttery, oaky Chardonnay from California.

There's been a gap between perception and reality, the perception being that California is on the cutting edge of gun safety legislation when, in fact, there are a number of areas where we have fallen behind.

People always thought I'd never get elected outside San Francisco; I was always more worried that I'd never get elected again inside San Francisco.

If Wikileaks didn't resolve that question for folks - at the end of the day, there are no secrets. We're living in a glass neighborhood, in a fishbowl, and technology, white hat hackers, the folks that are doing the right thing with hacking.

The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.