Quotes from Gavin Newsom

Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.

Do what you think is right, because one damn thing is an absolute, certainly: We come and go. Politicians are a dime a dozen.

You can love me or hate me and disagree with me, but you sure as hell know where I stand.

We do not have the right to discriminate against people.

The tech genie is out of the bottle; you can't put it back in.

The kind of cynical politics of divide and conquer, that's shameful stuff, and I don't know - people live their life like that, but I don't know how they look back and feel good about themselves.

The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.

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.

I did not love reading, spelling, math and science. I struggled. I was a terrible speller.

City government can and must help San Franciscans prepare for emergencies in order to avoid tragedy where possible and minimize loss of life and property when emergencies occur

Founders Den provides the kind of collaborative and creative atmosphere to foster new ideas not only for emerging new businesses, but government as well.

Take responsibility. Step up and step in. Because at the end of the day, folks, we are our behaviors.

People don't care anymore because they don't believe in us; they don't trust us. And that's why we should change politics, not just accept the cynical frame that, 'Well, that's just politics.'

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.

The Republican Party - that was the end of the Republican Party. What Pete Wilson did with the xenophobia and the negative attitude, all this sort of anti-crime backlash.

Even though he's a third-generation San Franciscan, my father's very European in some ways, and he loves wine.

I made bad decisions. That being said - the question is, does the public care about that?

When you have a good idea, the money flows.

Good people can disagree.

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.

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.

Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but have no real familiarity with the business world.

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.

As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.