I was surprised when shortly after New Year's Day of 1983, the Governor of Texas summoned me to his office, because I… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
Former Governor [Jeb] Bush calling for an end all together of the Supplemental Nutrition Program, or what some people call food stamps… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
Lieutenant Governor Paterson - blind, black guy - gets sworn in. First thing he says is, 'By the way, cheated on my… — Greg Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
According to a new report, since he's been governor, Chris Christie has spent $82,000 at a concession stand at MetLife Stadium. Now,… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
What does it say about our country when people are so desperate for an alternative to our one-party state masquerading as a… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
Texas has waited too long for a governor who knows that quid pro quo shouldn't be the status quo. It's time for… — Wendy Davis Copy Share Image
The Governor was strong upon The Regulation Act: The Doctor said that Death was but A scientific fact: And twice a day… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
You know, there are a lot of would-be governors of Texas sitting around today who never took the opportunity to get into… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
[Mitch Daniels] was not a bad governor. He could be playful, but - or communicator.I'm just saying it will - I think… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I haven't officially spoken in public about that issue, but I don't think it's a secret that Carlos [López-Cantera] has been a… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Even in Madison's day, the practice of gerrymandering for partisan advantage was familiar. In the late seventeen-eighties, there were claims that Patrick… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
My brother had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory--an office of such majesty that it concentrated in itself the duties and… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
When I think about that kind of spirit. I think about my mother, who is standing here with me tonight. My mother… — Wendy Davis Copy Share Image
The first time I ran for office in 2002, running for governor in Massachusetts against Mitt Romney, we actually worked with a… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
The uncritically admiring supporters and friends of the prime minister [Benjamin Netanyahu], in whose ranks I certainly don't include David [Brooks], but… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
My whole life everyone always said 'it can't be done', 'you'll never do it', 'you will fail', 'no one has ever gone… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
The stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great thought than like… — James Jeans Copy Share Image
If there is a large voter turnout, not only do we retain the White House, but I think we regain the Senate.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Former governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is promoting her new book and she's going to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Sarah… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
My reason for fixing them in office for a term of years, rather than for life, was that they might have an… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The President, who really had been mostly managing his one-man Barack Obama narrative and journey his whole life, without executive experience, certainly… — Ron Suskind Copy Share Image
Change makes us confront the great unknown. It introduces different things into our lives. Different places. Different ideas. Different people. It's all… — Bob Riley Copy Share Image
The governors of the world believe, and have always believed, that virtue can only be taught by teaching falsehood, and that any… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The people, the ultimate governors, must have absolute freedom of, and therefore privacy of, their individual opinions and beliefs regardless of how… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan was one of our great foreign policy Presidents. He did not come from the Senate. He did not come from… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
I was just really appalled, and I really kept quiet until I saw the governor [Rick Perry] get on and repeat the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
President Obama's been reaching out to Iran, reaching out to Cuba, reaching out to Latin America. The only place he can't seem… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
The devotion of democracy to education is a familiar fact. The superficial explanation is that a government resting upon popular suffrage cannot… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
On the other hand, I think that Governor Romney has to worry that his turnout is going to be low, that he… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image