Governors Quotes - Page 2

• Thousands of people may have been killed by hurricane Katrina and many more could die in its aftermath because of the President's refusal to heed the calls of governors for help in repairing the infrastructure in their states.

  Charles Rangel

  People, President, Aftermath

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• I stand before you as the governor of Texas but also stand before you the son of two tenant farmers. Ray Perry who came home after 35 bombing missions over Europe to work his little corner of land out there and Amelia who made sure that my sister Milla and I had everything that we needed, included hand sewing my clothes until I went off to college.

  Rick Perry

  Home, Son, College

  Presidential Candidacy Announcement, delivered 13 August 2011, Charleston, South Carolina

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• I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused on.

  Rick Perry

  Jobs, Years, Texas

  "CNBC Transcript: CNBC’s John Harwood speaks with GOP Presidential Candidate Governor Rick Perry Today". "Squawk Box", www.cnbc.com. October 25, 2011.

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• My first choice had always been my father. He's still my first pick. Now that the nominating process is over, tonight, I'm happy to announce that I'm going to be supporting Governor Romney.

  Rand Paul

  Father, Choices, Tonight

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• I came to office promising major ethics reform to end the culture of self-dealing. And today, that ethics reform is a law. While I was at it, I got rid of a few things in the governor's office that I didn't believe our citizens should have to pay for. That luxury jet was over-the-top. I put it on eBay.

  Sarah Palin

  Believe, Self, Ebay

  Republican Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, delivered 3 September 2008, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota

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• No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm President, I never will.

  Barack Obama

  Party, Math, Long

  "Transcript: President Obama's DNC Speech". abcnews.go.com. September 6, 2012.

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• 'Not again!' I thought to myself this morning, as news trickled out that John McCain was set to pick Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Not again, because too often women are promoted for the wrong reasons, and then blamed when things don't go right.

  Dee Dee Myers

  Running, Morning, Alaska

  "Sarah Palin: A Sleight of Gender?" by Dee Dee Myers, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 29, 2008.

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• I have dear friends in South Carolina, folks who made my life there wonderful and meaningful. Two of my children were born there. South Carolina's governor awarded me the highest award for the arts in the state. I was inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors. I have lived and worked among the folks in Sumter, South Carolina, for so many years. South Carolina has been home, and to be honest, it was easier for me to define myself as a South Carolinian than even as an American.

  Kwame Dawes

  Meaningful, Art, Children

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• In the run-up to the 1992 Democratic convention, Clinton's campaign realized that voters thought the young governor had a privileged upbringing. They didn't buy his alleged concern for the middle class.

  Dee Dee Myers

  Running, Class, Campaigns

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• In February 2003, I signed a three-year contract with MSNBC to host a talk show. Having recently decided not to run again for governor of Minnesota, I was still a pretty hot commodity. The show was originally scheduled for an hour, four nights a week.

  Jesse Ventura

  Running, Night, Years

  Jesse Ventura, Dick Russell (2013). “DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: No More Gangs in Government”, p.185, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.

  Barbara Bush

  Thinking, Wife, President

  "Barbara Bush On Obama’s Reelection: ‘People Spoke. Move On, Get On With It’" by Melanie Warner, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 15, 2012.

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• When I was Governor of Massachusetts, we worked to get Sable Island gas into New England.

  Paul Cellucci

  Islands, Massachusetts, England

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• In 2007, when I was governor of New York, I proposed that our state once again permit undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license. To say the proposal lit a firestorm in the political arena is an understatement.

  Eliot Spitzer

  New York, Political, Arena

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• I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.

  Jesse Ventura

  Running, Government, People

  Jesse Ventura (2000). “I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up”, p.11, Villard

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• I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector.

  Jesse Ventura

  Waiting, Politics, Want

  Jesse Ventura (2000). “I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up”, p.13, Villard

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• I don't have to muzzle myself when I'm a civilian. When you're a governor, you kind of have to do it, because you represent the whole state. You have to leave your personal opinions to yourself a lot. I learned that.

  Jesse Ventura

  Personal Opinions, Muzzle, Kind

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• The people of Wisconsin have been good to me. I've tried to live up to their trust. And now I ask those hardworking men and women, and millions like them across America, to join our cause and get this country working again. When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let's get this done' - and that is exactly, what we're going to do.

  Paul Ryan

  Country, Men, America

  Republican National Convention VP Nomination Acceptance, delivered 29 August 2012, Tampa, Florida

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• President Obama is closing the prescription drug doughnut hole. He strengthened Medicare! He extended the life of the program by eight years. And what Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan won’t admit is that their plan would require current seniors to pay, on average, $600 more each year for prescription drugs.

  Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  Senior, Eight, Average

  Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 6, 2012.

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• Mitt Romney has a proven job creation record as governor and in the private sector.

  Gordon Smith

  Jobs, Records, Creation

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• My children were attacked by the Minnesota media when I was governor.

  Jesse Ventura

  Children, Media, Minnesota

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• My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office.

  Jesse Ventura

  Years, Office, Lobbyists

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• Westerners know the difference between a talker and the real deal. If Rick Perry wasn't right to be governor of Texas, why should he be president?

  Dick Cheney

  Real, Differences, Texas

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• When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

  Jesse Ventura

  Minnesota, Raised, Ran

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• Anyone can run for office. When I ran for Governor of Minnesota, the only requirement was that you had to be a state resident. I believe you had to be over thirty five years old, something like that. That's the way our country was founded. That anyone can run for office. That you're not required to be a lawyer, you're not required to be anything.

  Jesse Ventura

  Running, Country, Believe

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• As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals.

  Jesse Ventura

  Jobs, Law, Issues

  Jesse Ventura (2000). “I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up”, p.33, Villard

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