Martin O'Malley

People's trust in their public institutions depends on their government getting results.

— Martin O'Malley

Leaders exhibit two essential characteristics, the willingness to confront adversity and a clearly articulated future preference.

— Martin O'Malley

The Offshore Wind Energy Act could be not only a jobs creator, but also a history maker.

— Martin O'Malley

I didn't run for mayor because everything was going great in Baltimore in 1999.

— Martin O'Malley

I think that the S.E.C. has been pretty feckless when it comes to reigning in reckless behavior on Wall Street.

— Martin O'Malley

Civil rights was not an impossible dream. Thousands of brave African Americans stepped forward to make it happen.

— Martin O'Malley

A stronger middle class is not the consequence of economic growth. A stronger middle class is the cause of economic growth.

— Martin O'Malley

The Center for American Progress rates Maryland as the best state in the nation for women. I couldn't agree more.

— Martin O'Malley

My all-time favourite political promise - more a boast than a promise, really - came from former Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau, who…

— Martin O'Malley

I am not surprised that this is a longer bit of work than many of us would have hoped. It is not…

— Martin O'Malley

Gilles Duceppe avoids making campaign promises altogether so he can emphasize that his Bloc Quebecois has only one objective: to prevent Harper…

— Martin O'Malley

You can't strengthen the ranks of your middle class, you can't strengthen and grow the ranks of your businesses and family-owned businesses,…

— Martin O'Malley

The world is a very dangerous place. But the world is not too dangerous of a place for the United States of…

— Martin O'Malley

Putting aside competitive interests for a new kind of collaboration, Maryland pioneered a real-time encounter notification service to alert primary care doctors…

— Martin O'Malley

When the citizens of Baltimore banded together to repel the British during the War of 1812, three in five were immigrants, and…

— Martin O'Malley

As mayor, I got used to the fact that when you walked out of the house in the morning to pick up…

— Martin O'Malley

We can't expect Wall Street to police itself - that's why we have a federal government.

— Martin O'Malley

If any mayor reduced school funding by 33 percent and called it the 'Strengthening Our Schools Initiative,' I think they'd be excoriated.

— Martin O'Malley

Progressive leaders always try to take action on the forward edge of that movement, movement toward greater respect for the equal rights…

— Martin O'Malley

The attitude in Baltimore in 1999 was almost one of resignation, that our problems were bigger than our capacity to handle them.

— Martin O'Malley

I think America is moving to a much more connected, inclusive and compassionate place.

— Martin O'Malley

Leadership is about making the right decision and the best decision before, sometimes, it becomes entirely popular.

— Martin O'Malley

People are looking for a leader independent of powerful, wealthy special interests that always push to the front of the line.

— Martin O'Malley

If workers have less money in their pockets to put food on the table, they will be spending less money; your economy…

— Martin O'Malley

If a bank's too big so that it can't fail without hurting our economy, well then, it's too big.

— Martin O'Malley

I think we can all agree that every child's home deserves to be protected equally under the law, that there is dignity…

— Martin O'Malley

I think former President Clinton and even Newt Gingrich have said it was a mistake to repeal Glass Steagall.

— Martin O'Malley

We do ourselves a disservice when some of us cave to the myth that Social Security somehow drives the deficit.

— Martin O'Malley

The right to vote gives every eligible American a voice in our electoral politics. There's too much at stake to stay silent…

— Martin O'Malley

I like Iowa. I know Iowa. I've spent some time in Iowa. Good people in Iowa. It's a great state.

— Martin O'Malley

God doesn't make mistakes and has made each of us in his own image. God is simply love. There should be no…

— Martin O'Malley

We have not recovered all that we lost in the Bush recession. That's why we need to continue to move forward.

— Martin O'Malley

The presidency of the United States is not some crown to be passed between two families.

— Martin O'Malley

The death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent, and the appeals process is expensive and cruel to the surviving family members.

— Martin O'Malley

Maryland is home to one of the world's most highly skilled, highly educated workforces.

— Martin O'Malley

There is no reason that billionaires should crowd us out from our democracy.

— Martin O'Malley

Our story, Maryland's story, is the story of better choices and better results.

— Martin O'Malley

Who can sit back as our towns and cities are torn apart by violence and be content with the status quo?

— Martin O'Malley

I think we need an American jobs agenda for the climate challenge which means American renewable grid, more renewable energy.

— Martin O'Malley

Roads do not upgrade or maintain themselves. Bridges do not repair themselves or rebuild themselves.

— Martin O'Malley