Don't give up - our country needs you now more than ever. This is a pivotal moment in the history of our country: Our ideals are at stake, and we all have to fight for who we are. We are all, and should be treated as, equals, but the disparity in terms of income and inequality, for women and women of color, is significant.

Everybody will make mistakes, and for some that mistake will rise to the level of being a crime.

I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.

We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California.

I love being in a courtroom.

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.

In order to find balance, I feel very strongly about two things in particular in terms of routine. Work out, and eat well.