Governor Quotes

Almost forty-five years after my parents first became Americans, I stand before you and them tonight as the proud governor of the state of South Carolina.

Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people in our country, and many more would come; that he wanted the land marked out so that the Indians and the white man could be separated.

Every governor's got tough choices to make.

The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say: 'Tomorrow morning we are going to try to integrate the University of Mississippi. Get us a memo on what we're likely to do, and what we can do if the governor sends the National Guard there.'

I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.

I think that Governor Romney needs to talk about the fact that what he tried to do in the state of Massachusetts was him seeing what could be best for his state, but maybe it didn't work out as well.

When I'm governor... I'll be the first governor with a listed telephone number.

The Democrats' ads convince me that Governor Romney can't sing, but his record convinces me he knows how to lead, and I think you know which skill we need more.

This is what happened to me when I received the governorship. The corrupt previous governor didn't do the handover. We received the Miranda governorship completely dismantled.

Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.

It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.

A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.

Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor. And perhaps they should understand the role of a community organizer is to help people in distress.

Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson.

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.

I did not do anything wrong as a governor, even if you accept the verdict as it is, it doesn't indicate that.

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.

In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year.

The citizens must be certain that the governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected.

I ended up being the governor of a very ag state, Nebraska.

I am running for Governor of the great state of Ohio and welcome your support.

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.

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

I would never abdicate, nor would I expect any other governor to abdicate, the responsibility to protect the people of my state.

I think Governor Romney has a two-part budget plan that very much levels with voters far more so than any candidate in my lifetime.

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.

I've made more cuts than any governor has ever made.

It's official, Arnold said he will enter the race for governor. At least that's what everybody thinks he said.

Governor is not the position to have in Oklahoma. It is the head coach of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State or Tulsa.

Growing up, I never imagined a girl from a border town could one day become a governor.