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I was a severely conservative Republican governor. — Mitt Romney

It was a privilege to pray with Governor Romney - for his family and our country. — Billy Graham

As governor, part of my job is to tell people things they don't like to hear. — Brian Sandoval

As Governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards. — George W. Bush

First governor in Arkansas history to ever lower taxes. — Mike Huckabee

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only dream to emulate. — John McCain

I think Governor Romney has a two-part budget plan that very much levels with voters far more so than any candidate in my lifetime. — Glenn Hubbard

If it turns out that Barry Bonds used steroids to bulk up and add muscle mass, he could get four to eight years as governor of California — Argus Hamilton

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000. — Jesse Ventura

Yes, very good," sang Governor Evrard, as if he had successfully explained that two and two made four. — Ash Gray

Where else but in America could a schoolteacher from Kansas City end up the governor of her adopted state? — Jane D. Hull

I thought I would be governor of Massachusetts. I stood on a pile of my old albums and said, 'I'm the only one with a record to stand on.' — Arlo Guthrie

If you're a governor of a big state, people sense your presence a little bit, even your fellow governors. — Ed Gillespie

Governor, why wouldn't anyone want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they detested their own country or were ignorant of its greatness? — Sean Hannity

In the eight years before I became governor, there was zero net private sector job growth in New Jersey. Zero. For eight years. — Chris Christie

The Governor has no presidential aspirations. In fact he just made a tour of 43 states just to tell them he's not running for anything. — Bob Hope

I wish, grave governor, 'twere in my power
To favour you; but 'tis my father's cause,
Wherein I may not, nay, I dare not dally. — Christopher Marlowe

As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice. — Jennifer Granholm

If I was the governor of New Jersey, the George Washington Bridge would not have been shut. — Donald Trump

The problem for me is not that Schwarzenegger is governor, but the extent to which even politicians who are not actors are functioning like actors. — Slavoj Zizek

I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State. — Sophocles

I plan on being a friend, a good leader and a good governor over these next three years. — John Rowland

There are times in Annapolis when a governor's support can move an issue over the goal line. — Martin O'Malley

Many of the presidents have sworn themselves in to similarly foolish titles: Governor of Cow Pastures, Commanding General of Standing Chickens. — Karen Russell

When I'm governor ... I'll be the first governor with a listed telephone number. — Kinky Friedman

The most anxious man in a prison is the governor. — George Bernard Shaw

I am a governor who left office with a smaller general fund budget than when we started. — Tim Kaine

I have a job to do on policy. And I think that's what people want their governor to do. Not politics, policy. — Pat Quinn

If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it. — Barbara Bush

On the political side, I was the Democratic nominee for the Governor of Tennessee in 1970 and 1998. — John Jay Hooker

Every governor's got tough choices to make. — Bob McDonnell

I was the last Republican lieutenant governor and it's been over 20 years. — Mike Curb

They don't let many black people in the governor's mansion in Alabama, unless they're cleaning. — Charles Barkley

Big news from last night's Republican debate, you guys. It turns out George Bush was actually the smart Texas governor. — Jimmy Fallon

Governor Giarod was fairly good at not panicking visibly, but, I had discovered, not good at actually not panicking. — Ann Leckie

When the Roman governor Pilate asked Jesus "What is truth?" nearly 2,000 years ago, he didn't wait for Jesus to respond. — Norman L. Geisler

Governor Bush will not stand for the subsidation of failure. — George W. Bush

I had a 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' experience as governor. — Gary Johnson

The legislature are a little more difficult to educate than the governor is. — Judy Martz

The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things. — Imelda Marcos

They are voting whether to keep a governor two years or four. I think a good, honest governor should get four years, and the others life. — Will Rogers

We need to support Mary Burke for Governor! — Michelle Obama

I have 15 years of executive experience as a big-city mayor and as a governor. — Martin O'Malley

Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson. — Mercedes McCambridge

Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done. — Mike Turzai

Mitt Romney has a proven job creation record as governor and in the private sector. — Gordon Smith

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does. — Warren Beatty

Your self-image is a governor of sorts. It will never let you act in a way that is inconsistent with it. — Robin S. Sharma

My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office. — Jesse Ventura

When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let's get this done' - and that is exactly, what we're going to do. — Paul Ryan

As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority. — Michael F. Easley

There is only one governor, and his name is Gray Davis. — Gray Davis

Prayer puts God in the position He deserves - that of King, Governor, Benign Controller, Possessor, Lord, and Master. — Leslie Ludy

Every year, virtually every governor balances the budget. — Mitt Romney

All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone. — George W. Bush

I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office. — Andrew Cuomo

I'm on Governor Gray Davis' California Alliance Towards Education to bring the arts back to high schools. — Sally Kirkland

The Governor would serve a five-year term and be ineligible for reelection. — Thomas Jefferson

Certainly being governor is an important job — Marco Rubio

I am very fond of Jeb Bush. He's a friend; he was a terrific governor of Florida. I worked with him on some immigration and education issues. — Condoleezza Rice

In 1996, a Republican governor in South Carolina tried to take the flag down. He was voted out. — Sean Hannity

Frankly, Governor Romney in his career has created more jobs than the entire Obama cabinet combined, so he could actually talk about it. — Newt Gingrich

My legacy as governor was UConn and the cities. This is my passion. When I was governor, I would call Waterbury the center of the universe. — John Rowland

I'm governor of New York. — Andrew Cuomo

Governor Dean has no policy on Iraq evidently, except 'no.' 'No' is not a policy. — John F. Kerry

As governor, I learned the importance of having an agenda. — John Engler

When I was governor, I was looking for a way to unify our state. I realized music is about the only thing that unifies Tennessee. — Lamar Alexander

Happy Cinco de Mayo. If you don't know what that means, maybe you're a little out of touch - or maybe you're the governor of Arizona. — Craig Ferguson

I am running for governor of Kentucky as the people's advocate. — Sonny Landham

No. It was almost impossible to electrocute someone these days, unless you were the governor of Texas. — Louise Penny

Governor is not the position to have in Oklahoma. It is the head coach of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State or Tulsa. — J. C. Watts

It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor. — Christine Gregoire

Last night we had Bill Clinton, the former president. Security was as tight as Governor Christie's yoga pants. — David Letterman

HIGGINS. Have you no morals, man?
DOOLITTLE [unabashed] Cant afford them, Governor. Neither could you if you was as poor as me. — George Bernard Shaw

Today Arnold Schwarzenegger made another major announcement. He said his lieutenant governor will be Xena, Warrior Princess. — Jay Leno

I've made more cuts than any governor has ever made. — Jim Doyle

We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor. — John Engler

You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son. — Michael Reagan

As governor of Lagos, I never signed a cheque and never fixed contract prices. — Babatunde Fashola

I would never abdicate, nor would I expect any other governor to abdicate, the responsibility to protect the people of my state. — Joe Manchin

I took action as governor to preserve the sanctity of life. — Mitt Romney

Ronald Reagan wasn't qualified to be governor, let alone president. — James Garner

A 'penchant for telling the truth' can cripple a candidates chances faster than being caught in flagrante delicto with the governor's wife. — Sydney J. Harris

Even during my father's 1984 gubernatorial campaign, it was, 'Do you want to grow up and be governor one day?' 'No. I am four.' — Chelsea Clinton

Republican Robert La Follette of Wisconsin had defied the machine to become governor by waging war on the railroads that ruled his state. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

We are not perfect. None of us is. I apologize for that flaw. I thank the governor for giving me a job with a driver. — Zulima Farber

I don't want to be a lonely governor. — Jim Gibbons

Over ten thousand people have signed a petition to recall Governor Schwarzenegger. I'm sorry, that is next year's joke. — Craig Kilborn

I was governor of Kansas when Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts. — Kathleen Sebelius

I really want to be governor when I have a partner in the White House. — Jennifer Granholm

It's my job as governor to set a vision. — Mary Fallin

This system is really broken. No Child Left Behind has really failed and the only way to solve education is to leave one governor behind. — Kinky Friedman

I have been governor every now and then, but I am a forester all the time. — Gifford Pinchot

Mitt Romney is a businessman, a turnaround artist, a CEO. That is who he is. The former governor has experience in the public and private sector. — Mark McKinnon

As the governor of this state, I obviously see the issue quite differently. — Gray Davis

I concentrated on a lot of things, so very few people saw me as an education governor, an infrastructure governor. — Mario Cuomo

Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets. — Barack Obama

In South Carolina, there's a lot of arts programs. So I was blessed enough to go to the Governor School For Arts & Humanities. — Danielle Brooks

I want to be governor [of Texas] because I need the closet space. — Kinky Friedman

I miss being governor. — Jeb Bush