Gavin Newsom Quotes
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We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.
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Society becomes how we behave.
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I act on my principles, whether they're popular or not.
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I'm much more optimistic about this next generation because this is the first global generation.
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Historically, San Franciscans have not valued street trees as much as other communities have.
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As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.
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I did not love reading, spelling, math and science. I struggled. I was a terrible speller.
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I'm really more of an executive.
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San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate.
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It was difficult to realize, 'I'm lieutenant governor.' And Brown appropriately reminded me of that.
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The tech genie is out of the bottle; you can't put it back in.
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If Wikileaks didn't resolve that question for folks - at the end of the day, there are no secrets. We're living in a glass neighborhood, in a fishbowl, and technology, white hat hackers, the folks that are doing the right thing with hacking.
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I'm not courting labor. I come from a labor background. To me, it's just intuitive.
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We must continue to step in and stand up to resist reckless rhetoric and actions in a peaceful and forceful manner.
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As mayor of San Francisco, I will provide the vision and work hard to make San Francisco a beautiful, well-planned city with excellent housing and transportation options.
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The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.
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If you're not open, you're not transparent, you're still holding on to vaults of information, you're not going to build that trust.
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Guys like me don't necessarily progress very far, which is fine.
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One of the defining dynamics of 2008 has been the emerging wave of new, young voters getting involved and storming the gates of the traditional political establishment.
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A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that's where the NRA's strength lies.
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Are we going to solve the issue of poverty? Absolutely not. Are we going to have an impact? I'm committed to it, and if we don't, I'll have no regrets because we're going to try everything we can.
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Do what you think is right, because one damn thing is an absolute, certainly: We come and go. Politicians are a dime a dozen.
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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.
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.