Gavin Newsom Quotes

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as mayor. Many of you will search to find what's behind my decision. It's simple. I have always believed that every person, especially public officials, must understand when it is time to move on. For me, that time is now.

I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.

Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago.

At last, someone came to tell me I'd been selected as commissioner, which gave rise to the line that I took the job with clean hands. I was then taken downstairs to a press conference, and the reporters were as surprised as I was.

Public service is a noble career. You can’t do it unless you get out there and run…. You can make a difference if you are elected.

The Presidency is the repository of the people’s power.

Governor of Louisiana By the Grace of the People

I am called repeatedly and insidiously prime and sole minister.

I Kenneth Robert Livingstone, having been elected to the office of mayor of London, declare that I take that office upon myself, and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it to the best of my judgement and ability.

I have decided to end my participation in public affairs and to resign my role as premier of Quebec.

There can be no greater privilege in life than to be chosen to lead your country.

I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.

I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people.

I don't want to become Washington.

Now that I am a deputy, I will cease to be an agitator.

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.

Yeah, well I'm not aspiring to be the Prime Minister.

I had the closest thing I have ever had to an out-of-body experience lying in bed one morning. I turned on the 'Today' programme and item four on the news was: 'The shadow chancellor has ruled himself out of the leadership.' I lay there thinking that's interesting, then I realised it was me.

It is a high honour to be elected Prime Minister of Australia.

Ambition characterizes and distinguishes national officeholders from other kinds of human beings.

One never expected from a Congressman more than good intentions and public spirit.

I would regard it as a great misfortune to run for Mayor and still more to be elected.

If you want to be a policy maker, run for office.