Gavin Newsom Quotes

It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.

We must learn that we can disagree with each other without becoming deadly enemies.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

Reasonable people can have differences.

Yeah, you can disagree with someone and still be cool - that's a thing!

Respect only has meaning as respect for those with whom I do not agree.

I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.

I'm in the civil discourse business. I think it takes all kinds. And more power to everybody.

To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

Our right to disagree is precious but fragile. The best way to protect and preserve it is to let the other side speak without demonizing them or destroying their right to be heard. Such civil exchanges are the heart beat of democracy - essential to keeping it alive.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

Let's not demonize people who don't happen to agree with us.

…in every locality we should look beyond our noses; and at least say nothing on points where it is probable we shall disagree.

I celebrate everyone’s opinion even if I disagree with it.

We can argue and we can disagree, but we don’t need to poke our fingers in each other’s eyes in order to get our points across.

I have disagreements with some and more agreements with others. But that doesn't mean I cannot listen to those I disagree with.

You have to be able to interact with people whose politics you disagree with.

If I disagree with someone, I let them have their say and move on. I don't want to be the one to lecture.

It's always very important that you can completely disagree with someone, but it doesn't fundamentally mean that they are bad people.

It's OK for two sides to disagree. It's perfectly fine. It's normal.

Differences of opinion are healthy and they're a part of what makes our democracy great. We grow by understanding each other's differences.

Those who know my stance on Israeli democracy also know that there is nothing more foreign to me than the rejection of a position different to my own.

I think that it's important to make criticisms of the government as a whole and criticisms of the policies, but to do so in a way that you can invite the individuals who maybe were on the opposition before, or who voted for somebody whom you are in disagreement with... that you open the door for a conversation with those people.

And I think both the left and the right should celebrate people who have different opinions, and disagree with them, and argue with them, and differ with them, but don't just try to shut them up.