Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That's not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That's not leadership. That's abandoning our middle class.
I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She's incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she's effective.
I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.
In every work environment, there will be politics. If you really want to rise to the top, you need to figure out what those politics in your workplace are. Then, you hook it in. You decide what conforms and what does not conform to your personal code.
I'm one of the luckiest people on Earth.
In order to find balance, I feel very strongly about two things in particular in terms of routine. Work out, and eat well.
I love being in a courtroom.
Let's not build the policy around the abuse. That's not good policy. That's actually bad policy. Build the policy around the aspiration point. That's what we need to do when we're seeing abuse online.
These days, children can text on their cell phone all night long, and no one else is seeing that phone. You don't know who is calling that child.
We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California.
I could do all of my activities at Howard because it was an environment that had essentially rid the ideology of false choices that I feel absolutely constricts young black students.
Women should not allow themselves to be caught up in the hype that says performance, meaning the motions, is what matters.
I work out every morning. Only half an hour. I get on the treadmill. That's it. Every morning, I don't care what time. It gets your blood flowing. It gets your adrenaline flowing. I believe in eating well. It's not fanatical. Eat good food. Make sure you've got good vegetables.
I think I have every piece of music Bob Marley ever made.
You got to take care of yourself. If I exercise or I eat proper foods, am I indulging myself? That's called feeding your body.
I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work.
With the advent of DNA, we know that people have been convicted and sentenced to death who later proved not to be guilty of the crime.
Generally speaking, the public appetite for criminal justice policy is just tough talk.
Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us.
I remember when my mother, Shyamala Harris, bought our first home. I was thirteen. She was so proud, and my sister and I were so excited. Millions of Americans know that feeling of walking through the front door of their own home for the first time - the feeling of reaching for opportunity and finding it.
What we know is smartphones are everywhere and they are rich in data. What we know is that there are apps once downloaded by the consumer that will also in turn download the consumers' contact book. Most consumers don't want that to happen and don't know it's happening.
