Deval Patrick quotes

Deval Patrick is an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the Governor of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American to hold this office in Massachusetts. He has also worked in civil rights, business, and national politics. Here are 12 of his quotes:

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.

Deval Patrick

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

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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.

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Among many other things, 9/11 was a failure of human understanding. It was a mean and nasty and bitter attack on the United States. But it was also about the failure of human beings to understand each other and to learn to love each other. It seems to me that lesson at that morning is something that we must carry with us every day.

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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.

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I view the experiences that I have had - both the tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts.

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For too long, Democrats have been telling people what they want to hear. I'm going to tell you what I believe.

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Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog.

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

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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.

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