Deval Patrick Quotes

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  • Be present - and see what a difference it makes in your lives and in the world.

  • Two [Massachusetts coal burning power plants] remain: Brayton Point in the South Coast region and Mt. Tom, just down the road. Within the next four years, both should shut down and Massachusetts should finally end all reliance on conventional coal generation.

    Two   Years   Next  
  • I've learned over the years that identity has a whole lot less to do with location or other people's expectations than with your own sense of self and self-confidence.

    Source: aalbc.com
  • We'll be competitive with organized labor, we're also competitive with regular, unorganized labor, working people who see their stakes and their future in the plans we're putting forward to move Massachusetts forward.

  • I do identify with St. Patrick, not just in name. He drove the snakes out of Ireland. I intend to drive the snakes out of the State House

    Snakes   Names   House  
  • It's a free country. I wish it weren't.

  • One great thing about being a black man is that if you put on a hat, you can move around unnoticed.

    Moving   Men   Black  
    Source: aalbc.com
  • It's time for democrats to grow a backbone and stand up for what we believe.

    Twitter post from Jun 02, 2012
  • Don't tell me words don't matter.

    Matter  
    "Deval Patrick: Massachusetts' Idealist-in-Chief" by Sheryl Huggins Salomon, www.theroot.com. April 20, 2011.
  • I think that hope, that ability to envision, to imagine a better way, and then to apply yourself to it, is the way to climb out of a hole, is the way to build a better life, is the way to build a better community and a better country.

    "Democrat – MA Gov. Deval Patrick". "Tavis Smiley", www.pbs.org. April 13, 2011.
  • Mitt Romney talks a lot about all the things he's fixed. I can tell you that Massachusetts wasn't one of them. He's a fine fellow and a great salesman, but as governor he was more interested in having the job than doing it.

    "Deval Patrick DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 04, 2012.
  • I view the experiences that I have had - both the tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts.

    Views   Tough   Pleasant  
  • I very much believe in values-based leadership, and that the values that I believe in and try to govern by are transcendent values. They have nothing to do with race or even with political parties. Secondly, I think nothing substitutes for the power of the grassroots by showing them the courtesy of going to them where they are and inviting them to take part in the political process.

    Source: aalbc.com
  • We have drained common sense out of our politics. The more we focus on tactics and games, the more good people check out and give up

  • If you are ever going to move beyond where you stand at that moment you have to conjure a picture in your head of where you want to go.

    Moving   Want   Moments  
  • A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives.

    "Reflections on Going from the Ghetto to Governor's Office". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.
  • Governor is the only office I've ever run for, and I did so in the first place because I felt that there was a contribution I could make right now in governing for the long term and by leading by values. I ran for a second term to finish the work we started. I'll finish this out and return to the private sector, which I enjoy and miss in some ways.

    Running   Office   Long  
    Source: aalbc.com
  • I’m planning to stay in politics now, but, you know, George Burns worked until he was 100. I don’t know. I don’t want to be a Senator until I’m honored.

    Want   Senators  
    "Senator Al Franken". The Tavis Smiley Show, www.pbs.org. May 30, 2017.
  • "Government" is the name we give to the things we choose to do together.

  • Hope for the best and work for it.

    "Democrat – MA Gov. Deval Patrick". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. April 13, 2011.
  • For too long, Democrats have been telling people what they want to hear. I'm going to tell you what I believe.

    Believe   Long   People  
  • Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog.

    Dog   Know Me   Knows  
  • Let's go tell everyone we meet that, when the American dream is at stake, you want Barack Obama in charge.

    Dream   Want   Stakes  
    Twitter post from Sep 05, 2012
  • We're Americans. We shape our own future. Let's start by standing up for President Barack Obama.

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Deval Patrick

  • Born: July 31, 1956
  • Occupation: Governor of Massachusetts