#governor

Till people find themselves greatly abused and oppressed by their governors, they are not apt to complain; and whenever they do, in fact, find themselves thus abused and oppressed, they must be stupid not to complain. ↗

— Jonathan Mayhew

#complain #fact #find #governors #greatly

I am resigning because my secret leaves the governor's office vulnerable. ↗

— James McGreevey

#because #governor #i #i am #leaves

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.' ↗

— Evan Bayh

#balanced #budgets #cuts #deferred #easy

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does. ↗

— Warren Beatty

#because #citizen #does #good #good citizen

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

#governor #i #i think #prepared #president

As governor, I saw the link between economic prosperity and the ability to acquire knowledge. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#acquire #between #economic #economic prosperity #governor

And on this you have my pledge - unlike in the past, when you stood up and did what was right, this governor will not pull the rug out from underneath you - I will sign strong reform bills. ↗

— Chris Christie

#did #governor #i #in the past #out

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

#cops #crack #crime #criminals #down

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

— Jesse Ventura

#because #decided #directly #got #government

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

#finished #going #governor #i #life