Governor Quotes - page 9

Economic growth is the most important initiative every governor faces. (Dave Heineman)
I'll get a three-page letter and the last paragraph says 'I know you'll never read this, but here's my number.' I love to call those people because the first thing they say is, 'Governor, I didn't mean everything I said in the letter about you.' View quote
Dave Heineman
As Indiana's governor, I balanced eight budgets, never raised taxes, and left the largest surplus in state history. It wasn't always easy. Cuts had to be made and some initiatives deferred. Occasionally I had to say 'no.' View quote
Evan Bayh
I did not do anything wrong as a governor, even if you accept the verdict as it is, it doesn't indicate that. View quote
Edwin Edwards
Well, I know I worked for Governor Rockefeller the last time he ran for his fourth term, and I obviously ran against Governor Cuomo the time he ran for his fourth term. View quote
George Pataki
I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do. View quote
George Pataki
I don't know that we do. I had thought ours worked well, but I had never examined it too closely. A lot of media people will be looking for a case that might make Texas Governor George Bush think twice about what he's doing. View quote
George Ryan
The Football Association have always acted more as a referee than a governor. And the FA, aware the Premier League provide players for the England team, have always had too gentle a hand on the tiller. The result is that the Premier League are the tigers in the English football jungle everybody's scared of. View quote
Gordon Taylor
Human connection is the way things work. It's like a patronage system. You know somebody, and he knows somebody, and he knows somebody, and he knows the district governor, and it's okay. View quote
Ian Frazier
But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all too often I was not leading but following my best guess at public opinion. View quote
James McGreevey
As I climbed the electoral ladder - from state assemblyman to mayor of Woodbridge and finally to governor of New Jersey - political compromises came easy to me because I'd learned how to keep a part of myself innocent of them. (James McGreevey)
And now, since I've been governor since last January, I have written numerous letters to the administration in regards to securing our borders with absolutely no response. So we have been facing this crisis, and it's devastating the people of Arizona. And I feel as governor I have a responsibility to protect the citizens. View quote
Jan Brewer
Where else but in America could a schoolteacher from Kansas City end up the governor of her adopted state? View quote
Jane D. Hull
Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires. View quote
Jason Chaffetz
You gotta love Rick Perry's swagger. The Texas Governor is out there in the Iowa cornfields, unabashedly going to toe-to-toe with President Obama, doing his best to instantly cast himself as the big dog in the Republican pack. View quote
Jeff Goodell
As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice. View quote
Jennifer Granholm
I really want to be governor when I have a partner in the White House. View quote
Jennifer Granholm
Governor Romney is a good debater. View quote
Jim Talent
I would never abdicate, nor would I expect any other governor to abdicate, the responsibility to protect the people of my state. View quote
Joe Manchin
My own experience, though, as a business executive and as a governor, tells me that businesses are interested in a lot more than a low tax rate when they decide where to locate. View quote
Jack Markell
I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country. (John Engler)
We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor. View quote
John Engler
As governor, I learned the importance of having an agenda. View quote
John Engler
At the state level, we must take a careful look at what went wrong and make sure it never happens again. The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility. View quote
Kathleen Blanco
I am running for Governor of the great state of Ohio and welcome your support. View quote
Ken Blackwell