Top 79 Quotes & Sayings by Charlie Baker - Page 2

Anybody is beatable.

Former Gov. Weld is that kind of guy who you can't predict what his next move will be.

Learning how to communicate to big audiences, and how to frame a message in a way that works in a sound-bite world, that for me is very challenging.

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.

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.

Our communities are strong because local leaders and active citizens listen and learn from the people they serve.

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.

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.

Across Massachusetts, there are many talented and inspiring educators doing for their students what their predecessors did for me.

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.

I'm a proud product of the Massachusetts public schools.

Our obligation to the people we serve is too important to place politics and partisanship before progress and results.

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.

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.

Sometimes when something doesn't go the way it should go, everyone blames the concept. Sometimes we screw up the way we implement it.

I'm obviously a huge Bill Weld fan.

I saw 'The Sting' about 35 times and 'Jeremiah Johnson' and 'Billy Jack' about 50 times.

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.

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.