My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.'
The American dream belongs to all of us.
I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.
What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.
Here's the thing: every office I've run for I was the first to win. First person of color. First woman. First woman of color. Every time.
The truth is that the vast majority of Americans are good, fair, and just, and they want their country to reflect those ideals.
If we do not lift up women and families, everyone will fall short.
I often advocate that we look at many sides of an issue, walk in someone else's shoes, and identify and reject false choices.
I'm opposed to any policy that would deny in our country any human being from access to public safety, public education, or public health, period.
My parents met when they were graduate students at UC Berkeley in the 1960s. They were both active in the civil-rights movement.
I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.
You have to see and smell and feel the circumstances of people to really understand them.
If you want to deal with an epidemic - crime or health - the smartest and most effective and cheapest way to deal with it is prevention first.
So many people trip in front of them because they're looking over there or up ahead.
I believe in that old adage that 'as goes California, so goes the country.'
A family looks for ways to support and inspire one another.
My mother was and will always remain my greatest hero.
I just think it's so important not to take yourself too seriously.
There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to school every day. That little girl was me.
I have loved to cook since I was a child in my mother's kitchen. If I don't have time to cook, I'll just read a cookbook.
