Quotes from Charlie Baker

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.

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.

Politics and public life are not for the faint of heart. It has been and always will be a noisy and cantankerous place.

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

I rode it a lot before I was governor. I rode the commuter rail for a lot of years, I rode the T for a lot of years, and I talk to people all the time who ride both.

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.

Balance is a good thing - checks and balances are a good thing.

I hope when I am governor and it's all over, I am a governor who underpromised and overdelivered.

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.

Do I miss Harvard? Not for a second. With a few exceptions... those four years are ones I would rather forget.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I don't think any Patriots fan would want anything other than for Tom Brady to stay.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

My wife, Lauren, is a remarkably good sport and one of the most adaptable personalities I've ever met.

If our elected representatives want to further increase the gas tax, they should have to take a vote each time they do.

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.

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