California Quote by Kevin Starr

The U.S. increasingly has taken on the characteristics of what we describe as 'failed states.'

— Noam Chomsky

I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that state fail, and those are generally the people of…

— Lakhdar Brahimi

California is one of the strongest states with one of the solidest economies but, at the same time, ignores the reality of its farm…

— Diego Luna

California is an unbelievable state.

— Drew Barrymore

If I've learned one thing as a state leader, it's that California will never fulfill its truest potential if we wait for Washington to…

— Kevin de Leon

California can't be a great state until all parts of the state are great.

— Michael Tubbs

I know - firsthand - that California works best when everyone has the opportunity to succeed. It's a lesson that's hard to learn from…

— Kevin de Leon

California is a tragic country - like Palestine, like every Promised Land.

— Christopher Isherwood

California is a queer place in a way, it has turned its back on the world, and looks into the void Pacific. It is…

— D. H. Lawrence

I don't believe other states should be in the business of luring production out of California. We've made it clear that no one is…

— Kevin de Leon

Californians like to spend a lot of time talking about how great our state is, but the truth is that we have learned and…

— Tom Steyer

California lost its way in 1994 with Prop. 187, but that tragic episode gave birth to a new California consciousness - one that will…

— Kevin de Leon