Governor Quotes - page 10

I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary. (Lincoln Chafee)
Governor Romney is a real hardliner on illegal immigration. View quote
Mario Diaz-Balart
When I ran for governor, was I ambitious? Yes. Anyone, male or female, who goes through the trials of a campaign must be ambitious. View quote
Madeleine M. Kunin
When a governor asks you to come and serve... or a president, subsequently in my life - you do so. View quote
Ann Wagner
When my sister and I came along, my father's political life was completely over. He ran for president the year I was born. So that was the end of it. He had been congressman first, then governor, before all that. So when we came along, he was running the Dayton newspaper. View quote
Anne Cox Chambers
As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States. View quote
Bill Owens
Whether or not we can save Lake Michigan, whether or not we can avoid a breakdown in our criminal justice system are more important than whether or not I'm going to be governor. View quote
Bill Scott
I'm truly worried about the country's direction. I can tell you this categorically, we've got the weakest president and the weakest governor in the history of my 50 years of public service. View quote
Fritz Hollings
The honorable William Penn, late governor of Pennsylvania, was chosen agent to the Court of Britain, and directed to deliver the petition to the King himself and to endeavor by his personal influence to procure a favorable reception to this last address. View quote
Mercy Otis Warren
As you may know, previously as Attorney General and now as Governor, I have supported legislation to close the gun show loophole in North Carolina. View quote
Michael F. Easley
As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority. (Michael F. Easley)
You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son. View quote
Michael Reagan
I was the last Republican lieutenant governor and it's been over 20 years. View quote
Mike Curb
The party has to be rebuilt on all levels. In a way, maybe it's to be expected when you've had a governor in office for 12 years and he and his people are stepping down. View quote
Peter T. King
I have a job to do on policy. And I think that's what people want their governor to do. Not politics, policy. View quote
Pat Quinn
I don't aspire to have high approval ratings. I aspire, in light of my two predecessors, to be the most honest governor I can be. I'd rather focus on honesty than popularity. View quote
Pat Quinn
As I discovered, even the governor of a major state who holds pro-life views can be denied a hearing at his party's convention without the national media protesting it. View quote
Robert Casey
For example, I spent a lot of time with Reagan, both before he ran for governor and when he was running for president. As a print reporter without the cameras, I was able to really test the quality of their minds and their knowledge base. View quote
Robert Scheer
As for my state of Mississippi, our governor, Phil Bryant, said the state could not afford the matching funds required to trigger the federal match for Medicaid expansion. We won't do it even though in 2014, the federal government would pay over $50 for every one dollar Mississippi chips in. View quote
Ronnie Musgrove
I am running for governor of Kentucky as the people's advocate. View quote
Sonny Landham
Let me tell you the story about Massachusetts under Governor Romney. It did fall to 47th out of 50 in jobs creation. Wages went down when they were going up in the rest of the country. He left his successor with debt and a deficit, and manufacturing jobs left that state at twice the rate as the rest of the country. (Stephanie Cutter)
I am not prejudiced against the Negro. When I was governor, I did more to help the Negroes in our State than any previous Governor, and I think you can find Negro leaders in the State who will attest to this fact. View quote
Strom Thurmond
Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor. But this is America. In America algo es possible. View quote
Susana Martinez
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. View quote
Susana Martinez
A wise governor told me a long time ago, political capital you don't get more of by keeping it. You get it by using it. View quote
Scott Walker