Best 18 quotes of Deval Patrick on MyQuotes

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

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

Governor is the only office I've ever run for, and I did so in the first place because I felt that there was a contribution I could make right now in governing for the long term and by leading by values. I ran for a second term to finish the work we started. I'll finish this out and return to the private sector, which I enjoy and miss in some ways.

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

If you are ever going to move beyond where you stand at that moment you have to conjure a picture in your head of where you want to go.

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.

It's a free country. I wish it weren't.

It's time for democrats to grow a backbone and stand up for what we believe.

I've learned over the years that identity has a whole lot less to do with location or other people's expectations than with your own sense of self and self-confidence.

I very much believe in values-based leadership, and that the values that I believe in and try to govern by are transcendent values. They have nothing to do with race or even with political parties. Secondly, I think nothing substitutes for the power of the grassroots by showing them the courtesy of going to them where they are and inviting them to take part in the political process.

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

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

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.

One great thing about being a black man is that if you put on a hat, you can move around unnoticed.

Two [Massachusetts coal burning power plants] remain: Brayton Point in the South Coast region and Mt. Tom, just down the road. Within the next four years, both should shut down and Massachusetts should finally end all reliance on conventional coal generation.

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

We'll be competitive with organized labor, we're also competitive with regular, unorganized labor, working people who see their stakes and their future in the plans we're putting forward to move Massachusetts forward.

We're Americans. We shape our own future. Let's start by standing up for President Barack Obama.