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- Burn
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- Nov 07, 2020
When leaders choose to burn bridges instead of build them, they sacrifice their ability to do their jobs.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politics and public life are not for the faint of heart. It has been and always will be a noisy and cantankerous place.
- Hell
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- Nov 07, 2020
When public leaders turn public debates into words of war - 'enemies' 'go to hell' 'attack' - they are enabling the edgiest of their followers to take things into their hands, and unfortunately, some of them do.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are creative ways to create pathways to sufficiency for families in need. To do so, we need to work together to implement good ideas.
- Each Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
When a mom or dad can stop worrying about where they will lay their head each night they can start climbing back on their feet and out of poverty.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Competition in politics is just as important as competition in everything else.
- Here
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you want to be great, you should be great everywhere, not just here and there.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I've got a track record and an experience brief that I'll put up against anybody's.
- Office
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's value in checks and balances. And there's value in having independence in the governor's office with respect to the legislature.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a very big believer that the primary focus for any organization at any point in time should always be smarter, better, faster.
- Distance
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is Massachusetts, we're supposed to be one of the tech centers of the world. We have MIT within walking distance of the state house.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the advantages of getting elected governor when you're 58 instead of 38 is you have some mileage on you and part of that means some history and some relationships with people who have spent a fair amount of their career in the public and in the private sector.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've said many times that people are policy. And to be truly successful in any big organization you need to put people into jobs where they have relevant experience, relevant subject-matter expertise and the capacity to actually perform.
- Virtue
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a virtue signaler.
- Every Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing I would say is governments have the tendency to over-promise and under-perform. So the over-promise part ends up sounding very aspirational. But it's the performance part that ultimately people feel every day and read about. And my goal is to make sure, whatever it is we aspire to, that we deliver on.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people are kind of tired of the really amped-up rhetoric that passes for a lot of political dialogue, and they appreciate the fact that that's not the way we are participating in this process.
- Development
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a big believer in what I call demand-style workforce development. It looks at what kinds of skills are in demand out there in the workplace. It takes that approach to skill-building.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do see great opportunity to make reforms to our tax code, making it simpler, fairer and removing corporate loopholes.
- Fairer
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mission will be to improve life across Massachusetts, including communities and geographies that are seeing a slower economic recovery. Lower and fairer taxes are an important part of creating jobs and accomplishing that goal.
- Inflation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I oppose indexing gas tax hikes to inflation.
- Abuse
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to root out the waste and abuse that is rampant in our state agencies. When we do that and grow the economy, we will be able to fund the vital programs and services we need.
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a pro-choice candidate and I support marriage equality - my brother is actually gay and married. But I'm a pretty hard-headed guy when it comes to the budget and whether you're getting a bang for your buck.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not going to raise taxes.
- I Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think our agenda is very aspirational.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a number of issues that I disagree vehemently with Mr. Trump on. I question whether he's got the temperament to serve as president.
- Republican
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a big-tent Republican.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've said for a long time that the governor and the mayors should be far more engaged in this conversation at the federal level. I mean, the consequences and the impact of the federal government's broken immigration policy do not land on the backs of the people in Washington. They just don't.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe I'm a real champion for women.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are very few people who work for me who are afraid to tell me what I don't want to hear.
- Biggest Difference
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- Nov 07, 2020
The biggest difference between the private sector and public sector is in the private sector, there's a sense of urgency because you have customers and you have competitors. Whereas in government, one of your major objectives is to not make any really big mistakes.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope when I am governor and it's all over, I am a governor who underpromised and overdelivered.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My wife, Lauren, is a remarkably good sport and one of the most adaptable personalities I've ever met.
- Charter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would argue that the charter schools are really good at building programming and curriculum around the issues and the interests of the kids that they serve.
- Paul
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bill Weld and Paul Cellucci are my political role models.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
As governor, I would seek to ensure that Massachusetts has access to a balanced portfolio of low-cost energy that doesn't put us at a competitive disadvantage relative to other states, or put an even heavier burden on working families.
- Industry
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- Nov 07, 2020
Expanding Massachusetts' developing gaming industry to include wagering on professional sports is an opportunity for Massachusetts to invest in local aid while remaining competitive with many other states pursuing similar regulations.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most important thing you need to make one of those incubator/accelerator type projects work is to have some people who understand how to do it and want to do it in a particular place.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's important for people to believe their elections are on the up and up and they aren't being tampered with by anyone, and in this particular instance there's a large body of evidence that at a minimum Russia tried to tamper with our election.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mitt Romney said many years ago that he thought Russia was the single biggest geopolitical threat to the United States and their presence in a variety of conflicts of one type or another have borne out much of what Mitt Romney said.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like it necessarily when other people speak for me.
- Brady
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think any Patriots fan would want anything other than for Tom Brady to stay.
- Happiness
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tom Brady has given a tremendous amount of happiness joy and amazement to people all over New England and to fans outside New England as well.
- Global
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- Nov 07, 2020
Massachusetts is a global community.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all benefit from the shared experiences of our partners from around the world. Our education, health care, business and public sector institutions rely on these relationships to deliver on their missions every single day.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Look, there's no place and no point in public life, in any life, for a lot of the things Scott Lively says and believes.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Look I can't get into the minds of people who made decisions to support us or support anybody else. But I can tell you that Scott Lively, a lot of what he says and a lot of what he believes doesn't belong in public discourse.
- Four
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- Nov 07, 2020
Do I miss Harvard? Not for a second. With a few exceptions... those four years are ones I would rather forget.
- Nov 07, 2020
I saw 'The Sting' about 35 times and 'Jeremiah Johnson' and 'Billy Jack' about 50 times.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
We must have courage to set partisanship aside and embrace the best ideas and solutions no matter which side of the aisle they come from.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've said a thousand times I want every community to be a place where people believe tomorrow is going to be better than today. I say that not just because I believe it, but because I believe in it.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are exceptional schools in many of our most disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout the Commonwealth. Proving they can get it done for kids, no matter what their circumstances.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Across Massachusetts, there are many talented and inspiring educators doing for their students what their predecessors did for me.
- Product
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a proud product of the Massachusetts public schools.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
We believe it is essential to establish federal emission reduction targets that can vary by state or region with policy flexibility for states to design solutions that work for their unique circumstances. Such targets would level the playing field and send a clear signal to business and industry as we transition to a clean energy economy.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes when something doesn't go the way it should go, everyone blames the concept. Sometimes we screw up the way we implement it.
- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our communities are strong because local leaders and active citizens listen and learn from the people they serve.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our obligation to the people we serve is too important to place politics and partisanship before progress and results.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our Founders worried a lot about the tyranny of the majority. They designed our form of government to provide a loud voice for minority points of view. They hated the idea of unilateral power. And wanted to force advocates and policy makers, through structure and process, to compromise.
- Nov 07, 2020
Success is measured by what we accomplish together.
- Foundation
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- Nov 07, 2020
A strong Commonwealth is built on a foundation of strong communities. Friendly, welcoming, bustling neighborhoods and downtowns. Great schools. Safe, accessible, attractive places to play. Growing local economies. And a belief that anything is possible.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
We live in a great state filled with creative, community minded, hard-working, decent people. And what they want from us is opportunity, possibility and hope.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most heart-wrenching responsibility I have as Governor is to meet a family at the airport as they stand silently waiting for the military casket of their loved one to come home.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether it's the grind of the day to day, or a crisis, we all need to work together because that's what great public service is all about.
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody wants to see someone's life ruined over a small-time lapse in judgment.
- Fan
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm obviously a huge Bill Weld fan.
- Nov 07, 2020