158 Quotes by Gavin Newsom

Since Sandy Hook, I have sat back as a father and been mesmerized by the inability of the federal government to do anything substantively on gun safety.

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.

Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different institutions.

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

It was difficult to realize, 'I'm lieutenant governor.' And Brown appropriately reminded me of that.

I don't learn in a certain way, but I have other skills.

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.

Do I support a driver's license for everybody? The answer is yes.

If, in this country, a simple majority of people can start stripping away the rights of a protected class in the minority, that's a pretty alarming thing.