Governors Quotes

• Governor, why wouldn't anyone want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they detested their own country or were ignorant of its greatness?

  Sean Hannity

  Country, Greatness, Ignorant

  "The Document Sean Hannity Doesn’t Want You To Read". www.americanprogress.org. June 16, 2004.

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• I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a difference.

  Bill Richardson

  Inspirational, Courage, Differences

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• If We allow Slaves, we act against the very Principles by which we associated together, which was to relieve the distressed.

  James Oglethorpe

  Together, Principles, Slavery

  James Edward Oglethorpe (1990). “General Oglethorpe's Georgia: 1738-43”

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• It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.

  Upton Sinclair

  Wisdom, Men, People

  Quoted in Evan Esar, The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (1949)

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• If Scott Walker sees 100,000 teachers & firefighters as his enemies, maybe it's time we take a closer look at his friends.

  Elizabeth Warren

  Teacher, Firefighter, Political

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• I'll hire blacks as long as they can do the cotton-pickin' job.

  Evan Mecham

  Jobs, Long, Black

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• The rule of God is not tyranny, for it does not partake of a political or governmental character -- it is not a rule of authority. God is not a governor of the universe, for a governor rules over those of a like nature with himself, and exercises a political and judicial power, while God exercises a creative, a preserving, and a determinative power of an altogether different kind. If I am a servant of God, I am under no tyranny; for God does not govern, but supports, sustains, and directs me.

  William Batchelder Greene

  God, Character, Exercise

  William Batchelder Greene, Jakob Böhme, Antoine Fabre d'Olivet, Philippe-Joseph-Benjamin Buchez (1849). “Remarks on the science of history: followed by An a priori autobiography”, p.35

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• We believe we can dramatically improve the way Medicaid works by giving governors more control and flexibility to innovate to make it work for people with low income because it`s not working in so many states right now.

  Paul Ryan

  Believe, Giving, People

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• My state, Scott Walker, our governors, reformed Medicaid so it actually works, so that the doctors will take the program.

  Paul Ryan

  Doctors, Program, States

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• In fact, James Meredith who was once the icon of the civil rights movement. He supported me for governor!

  David Duke

  Rights, Icons, Movement

  "Dr. Duke on CNN: Hear the UNCENSORED FULL Interview Here". CNN Interview, davidduke.com. January 5, 2015.

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• We`re not going to end the Medicaid. We`re going to give the governors more control and leeway to bring innovative reforms to make Medicaid work.

  Paul Ryan

  Giving, Reform, Ends

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Medicaid is one of the rare times where Democratic governors are saying, "Hey, states' rights." We don't want the federal government coming in and telling us how to do our environmental remediation or how we're going to do our healthcare.

  John Hickenlooper

  Government, Rights, Environmental

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• I am going to be using Ronald Reagan's Bible [during swearing-in]. But I'm also going to be using one of our personal Bibles from home; it'll be different than the one I used when I was inaugurated as governor.

  Mike Pence

  Home, Different, Used

  Source: www.dailyjournal.net

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• The fact that I'd gone through my own transition as governor of Indiana and had been informed by that experience, I think was an asset.

  Mike Pence

  Thinking, Transition, Gone

  Source: www.dailyjournal.net

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• When I ran for governor, was I ambitious? Yes. Anyone, male or female, who goes through the trials of a campaign must be ambitious.

  Madeleine M. Kunin

  Ambitious, Males, Female

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• As the first Hispanic female governor in history, little girls often come up to me in the grocery store or the mall. They look and point, and when they get the courage, they ask 'Are you Susana?' and they run up and give me a hug.

  Susana Martinez

  Girl, Running, Giving

  "The best of the Republican national convention: what will you remember?" by Ruth Spencer, www.theguardian.com. August 31, 2012.

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• It's undeniable there's been remarkable progress for African-Americans in this country. They've been elected senators and governors and running major corporations. But obviously we still have a long way to go.

  Dana Bash

  Country, Running, Long

  "McConnell: Race relations have 'gotten better' under Obama" by Eric Bradner, www.cnn.com. December 8, 2014.

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• God calls us to care for our fellow man, especially the neediest. I feel that call to lift up the less fortunate; the call to improve our communities and our state. It drives me to serve Louisiana as governor.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Men, Community, Louisiana

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• In the legislature, the House of Representatives is chosen by less than half the people, and not at all in proportion to those who do choose. The Senate are still more disproportionate, and for long terms of irresponsibility. In the Executive, the Governor is entirely independent of the choice of the people, and of their control; his Council equally so, and at best but a fifth wheel to a wagon. In the Judiciary, the judges of the highest courts are dependent on none but themselves.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Independent, Long, People

  Thomas Jefferson (2011). “Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way”, p.23, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Our [former] governor [Pat McCrory] was supposed to be a moderate, but he found himself beholden to people who have much more draconian ideas. I think he assumed this stuff flew under the radar.

  John Darnielle

  Thinking, Ideas, People

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Finance ministers and central bank governors have the seats at the table, not labor unions or labor ministers. Finance ministers and central bank governors are linked to financial communities in their countries, so they push policies that reflect the viewpoints and interests of the financial community and barely hear the voices of those who are the first victims of dictated policies.

  Joseph Stiglitz

  Country, Voice, Community

  Source: www.progressive.org

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• I think Governor Romney cares about all the American people.

  Chris Christie

  Thinking, People, Care

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

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• I'm going to do everything I can to get myself elected, but that's not enough. I'm going to try to help move the Senate to be a Democratic majority. I'm going to try to help pick up House seats. I'm going to try to elect Democratic governors, Democratic legislators, and all the way down the line.

  Hillary Clinton

  Moving, House, Trying

  Source: www.politico.com

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• Donald Trump hates the Common Core, created by governors and state education commissioners, and initially adopted by 45 states. [Betsy] DeVos has actually supported the Common Core until now.

  Claudio Sanchez

  Hate, Common, States

  "Donald Trump Picks A Republican Activist As Education Secretary". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. November 24, 2016.

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• My problem with Obama is that he's not a new paradigm; he's an old paradigm. A new paradigm would be somebody like Harold Ford [former Democratic Congressman from Tennessee] or Michael Steele [former Republican Lieutenant Governor of Maryland], no relation, both of whom present themselves as individuals, and don't seem to wear a mask. They don't 'bargain;' they don't 'challenge.' So, I see them as fresh, and as evidence of what I hope will be a new trend.

  Shelby Steele

  Challenges, Would Be, Tennessee

  "Shelby Steele: The Why Obama Can’t Win Interview". Interview with Kam Williams, www.kamwilliams.com. February 27, 2008.

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