Don't pretend that you can just be oblivious to politics. You can't. What you never do is break your personal code. Have a code and keep it. You should never compromise what your priorities are.Collection: Priorities
I believe in that old adage that 'as goes California, so goes the country.Collection: Country
I've been a proud mentor to many women seeking public office, because I believe we need more women at all levels of government. Women have an equal stake in our future and should have an equal voice in our politics. These are challenging times, but I believe getting more women to run for office is a big part of the solution.Collection: Running
Getting smart on crime' does not mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes.Collection: Smart
Women should not allow themselves to be caught up in the hype that says performance, meaning the motions, is what matters.Collection: What Matters
In order to find balance, I feel very strongly about two things in particular in terms of routine. Work out, and eat well.Collection: Order
I am a prosecutor in my bones. When I see something, I immediately go to: how is this going to affect a child?Collection: Children
My mantra about everything that has to do with public policy is: identify and reject the false choice.Collection: Choices
You don't have to care about children to care about children. One of the things that I talk a lot about is the fact of the importance of third-grade reading level. By the end of third grade, if the child is not at reading level, it'll drop off. They never catch up.Collection: Children
Eighty-two percent of prisoners in the United States are high-school dropouts. A high-school dropout between the ages of 30 and 34 is two-thirds more likely to be in jail, or to have been in jail, or to be dead.Collection: School
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.Collection: Doe
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.Collection: Abuse
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.Collection: Morning
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.Collection: Exercise
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.Collection: Choices
You don’t have to care about children to care about children. One of the things that I talk a lot about is the fact of the importance of third-grade reading level. By the end of third grade, if the child is not at reading level, it’ll drop off. They never catch up.Collection: Reading