Gavin Newsom Quotes
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During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of its history.
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The whole idea that the Constitution of the United States would be used to advance a political agenda is absurd.
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I don't learn in a certain way, but I have other skills.
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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.
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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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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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Cultural tourism surveys consistently rate San Francisco's art industry as a core reason for visiting.
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The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
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If we continue to fight the National Rifle Association on their home court, which is the legislative front, I think we'll continue to be frustrated. But when you have an ability to go directly to the public, that's a completely different field of engagement, and I think the NRA is not adept at that kind of engagement.
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You've got to change incentives for good behavior as opposed to just disincentivizing bad behavior.
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Prop 8 did something that no other state in the history of this country has done. It took away the rights of people that already were legally affirmed. Imagine someone putting something on the ballot saying your wedding, your marriage is no longer valid.
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Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce.
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Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different institutions.
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Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.
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You don't have to be something to do something.
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Government can do best by simply getting out of the way.
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The question for politicians here is fundamental: You can read the polls, or you can change the polls. Stand up on the things you believe in.
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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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These Millennials are volunteering more; they're smarter than ever.
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People always thought I'd never get elected outside San Francisco; I was always more worried that I'd never get elected again inside San Francisco.
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When Californians see something we truly believe in, we say so and act accordingly - without evasiveness or equivocation.
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Street and park trees provide tremendous benefits to cities.
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There's something called CEQA in California - NEPA at the federal level. There's indigenous lands and autonomies relating to governance on those lands. There are all kinds of obstructions as it relates to just getting zoning approval and getting building permits.
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The 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety.