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.

No woman should be told she can't make her own decisions about her body. If women's reproductive rights come under attack, I will be standing up for women.

What we all want is public safety. We don't want rhetoric that's framed through ideology.

My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.

Women should not allow themselves to be caught up in the hype that says performance, meaning the motions, is what matters.

I believe in that old adage that 'as goes California, so goes the country.

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.