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Governors Quotes
What it takes to lead a state, in governors' own words.
These governors quotes trace a path from early, ordinary jobs to the responsibility of steering a state's agenda, showing how leadership is often built one role at a time. For related reading, see our Being quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the governors would all agree that what we don't want from the federal government is unfunded mandates.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The richest persons in Africa are heads of state, governors and ministers. So every 'educated' African who wants to be rich - and there is nothing wrong with wanting to be rich - heads straight into government or politics.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as the appointment process is transparent and there is a broad mix of political views among the governors of the BBC, I think the public can feel confident that impartiality and independence are just as important to me as they have been to previous incumbents.
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- Nov 07, 2020
More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed by Putin and having no influence in parliament because Parliament today is also following instructions from Kremlin and no longer represents its people.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
Giving governors more leeway in administering health care could represent a small, positive development in the ongoing saga of Obamacare. Unfortunately, instead of choosing flexibility, President Obama and his left-leaning advisers always default to rigid 'Washington knows best' answers.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you look at where presidents come from, they're former governors or senators.
- Path
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Japan was on the rise, American governors would come to inspect Toyota City and study 'just in time' manufacturing to increase efficiency; when America was at its peak in the late 1990s, the world beat a path to its venture capitalists.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not sure that some governors just don't want to lay off people for the sake of laying off people and being able to say they did.
- Heed
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thousands of people may have been killed by hurricane Katrina and many more could die in its aftermath because of the President's refusal to heed the calls of governors for help in repairing the infrastructure in their states.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Hong Kong was under British administration, governors were dispatched from London to govern this city. We had no say in the matter.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Republican governors are leading the way in helping the private sector create new jobs, reforming government and getting our economy back on track.
- Chairman
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
- Driving
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- Nov 07, 2020
When governors such as John Engler, Mike Huckabee, and Mike Pence were driving the conversation on voluntary high standards driven by local voices, it all made sense.
- Far
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- Nov 07, 2020
My proposal that Fed governors should signal their commitment to public service by wearing Hawaiian shirts and Bermuda shorts has so far gone unheeded.
- Duty
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- Nov 07, 2020
While we don't have the authority on the state level to change federal policy, my fellow governors and I do have a duty to protect our states' citizens, and we have a personal responsibility to act when we have the power to do so.
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- Nov 07, 2020