Deval Patrick Quotes

• It's time for democrats to grow a backbone and stand up for what we believe.

  Deval Patrick

  Time, Believe, Political

  Twitter post from Jun 02, 2012

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• Be present - and see what a difference it makes in your lives and in the world.

  Deval Patrick

  Differences, World

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• I've learned over the years that identity has a whole lot less to do with location or other people's expectations than with your own sense of self and self-confidence.

  Deval Patrick

  Expectations, Identity, Sense Of Self

  Source: aalbc.com

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• Don't tell me words don't matter.

  Deval Patrick

  Matter

  "Deval Patrick: Massachusetts' Idealist-in-Chief" by Sheryl Huggins Salomon, www.theroot.com. April 20, 2011.

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• I think that hope, that ability to envision, to imagine a better way, and then to apply yourself to it, is the way to climb out of a hole, is the way to build a better life, is the way to build a better community and a better country.

  Deval Patrick

  Country, Thinking, Community

  "Democrat – MA Gov. Deval Patrick". "Tavis Smiley", www.pbs.org. April 13, 2011.

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• If you are ever going to move beyond where you stand at that moment you have to conjure a picture in your head of where you want to go.

  Deval Patrick

  Moving, Want, Moments

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• We have drained common sense out of our politics. The more we focus on tactics and games, the more good people check out and give up

  Deval Patrick

  Giving Up, Games, People

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• It's a free country. I wish it weren't.

  Deval Patrick

  Country, Wish, Free Country

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• Hope for the best and work for it.

  Deval Patrick

  Hoping For The Best

  "Democrat – MA Gov. Deval Patrick". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. April 13, 2011.

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• I view the experiences that I have had - both the tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts.

  Deval Patrick

  Views, Tough, Pleasant

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• A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives.

  Deval Patrick

  Teacher, Differences, And Love

  "Reflections on Going from the Ghetto to Governor's Office". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.

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• Let's go tell everyone we meet that, when the American dream is at stake, you want Barack Obama in charge.

  Deval Patrick

  Dream, Want, Stakes

  Twitter post from Sep 05, 2012

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• "Government" is the name we give to the things we choose to do together.

  Deval Patrick

  Government, Names, Giving

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• I very much believe in values-based leadership, and that the values that I believe in and try to govern by are transcendent values. They have nothing to do with race or even with political parties. Secondly, I think nothing substitutes for the power of the grassroots by showing them the courtesy of going to them where they are and inviting them to take part in the political process.

  Deval Patrick

  Believe, Party, Thinking

  Source: aalbc.com

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• I do identify with St. Patrick, not just in name. He drove the snakes out of Ireland. I intend to drive the snakes out of the State House

  Deval Patrick

  Snakes, Names, House

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• We'll be competitive with organized labor, we're also competitive with regular, unorganized labor, working people who see their stakes and their future in the plans we're putting forward to move Massachusetts forward.

  Deval Patrick

  Moving, People, Competition

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• One great thing about being a black man is that if you put on a hat, you can move around unnoticed.

  Deval Patrick

  Moving, Men, Black

  Source: aalbc.com

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• For too long, Democrats have been telling people what they want to hear. I'm going to tell you what I believe.

  Deval Patrick

  Believe, Long, People

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• Governor is the only office I've ever run for, and I did so in the first place because I felt that there was a contribution I could make right now in governing for the long term and by leading by values. I ran for a second term to finish the work we started. I'll finish this out and return to the private sector, which I enjoy and miss in some ways.

  Deval Patrick

  Running, Office, Long

  Source: aalbc.com

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• Mitt Romney talks a lot about all the things he's fixed. I can tell you that Massachusetts wasn't one of them. He's a fine fellow and a great salesman, but as governor he was more interested in having the job than doing it.

  Deval Patrick

  Jobs, Massachusetts, Fixed

  "Deval Patrick DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 04, 2012.

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• We're Americans. We shape our own future. Let's start by standing up for President Barack Obama.

  Deval Patrick

  President, Shapes, Barack

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• I’m planning to stay in politics now, but, you know, George Burns worked until he was 100. I don’t know. I don’t want to be a Senator until I’m honored.

  Deval Patrick

  Want, Senators

  "Senator Al Franken". The Tavis Smiley Show, www.pbs.org. May 30, 2017.

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• Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog.

  Deval Patrick

  Dog, Know Me, Knows

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• Two [Massachusetts coal burning power plants] remain: Brayton Point in the South Coast region and Mt. Tom, just down the road. Within the next four years, both should shut down and Massachusetts should finally end all reliance on conventional coal generation.

  Deval Patrick

  Two, Years, Next

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