A biography for Gavin Newsomhasn’t been written yet.
“My daughter's met Hillary Clinton, so she's got a strong bias. But she, of course, parrots me and goes, 'Oh, Donald Trump, I don't like him!' I'm like, 'That's good!'”
“Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.”
“People don't have to agree with me. They can say, 'My gosh, I can't believe I'm listening to this guy. I can't disagree with him more.' But at least they know that I'm going to fight for things that I believe in. And I don't need to be in formal office to do that.”
“When you have a good idea, the money flows.”
“An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.”
“You need to let go of your fear and anxiety of being judged by others.”
“The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.”
“You don't have to be something to do something.”
“If you're trying to understand why it is that certain things happen in Sacramento and certain things don't, at the end of the day, it comes down to the issue of incentives: We do what we're incentivized to do.”
“Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.”
“I act on my principles, whether they're popular or not.”
“We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.”
“I really feel it's time to dissolve the current relationship of governor and lieutenant governor by running as a ticket.”
“California is a bellwether state. California was the first state in the United States to overturn the laws against interracial marriage. It took 19 years for the rest of the country to come around to that point of view.”
“I'm not a pundit. I don't want to be a pundit.”
“San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban canopy, as well as open space in the city.”
“Even though he's a third-generation San Franciscan, my father's very European in some ways, and he loves wine.”
“I've never been a fan of pretense or procrastination. After all, our state is defined by its independent, outspoken spirit.”
“Take responsibility. Step up and step in. Because at the end of the day, folks, we are our behaviors.”
“As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.”