The waterfront without the Ferry Tower would be like a birthday cake without a candle.

I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there. He looks around and says, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'

All American cars are basically Chevrolets.

I have a memory like an elephant. I remember every elephant I've ever met.

A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.

Best trumpet: Mike Vax, an alumnus of the Kenton Band, who plays every style with a bright cutting edge, throwing in bop riffs here and there.

We are reorganizing in order to eliminate duplication and redundancy.