"Strong women wear their pain like stilettos. No matter how much it hurts, all you see is the beauty of it."

“I think of myself as quite a confused kind of person, because I think there's so many great things about the world, but there are so many awful things too. I feel very guilty a lot of the time about enjoying my life so much when there are people living in such misery.”

“Michael Jordan didn’t become a great basketball player because he wanted to do product endorsements. Van Gogh didn’t become a great painter because he dreamed that one day his paintings would sell for $50 million.”

“Some people advise you what to do and some people forbid what not to do, but the genuine people just ask you if they can do anything for you.”

“My English is a mixture between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Archbishop Tutu.”

“I once caught a bid, I never hit skid, Never date a girl if the girl got a kid. Nahhh...papa's got a brand new bag And I never hit skinz once they sag.”

“Appearances are but a glimpse of what is hidden.”

“San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans”

“There are no failures, only outcomes. As long as I learn something, I am succeeding.”