I think our Republican brand is an effective one and I think it fits and works here in Massachusetts.
— Charlie Baker
I'm obviously a huge Bill Weld fan.
The most heart-wrenching responsibility I have as Governor is to meet a family at the airport as they stand silently waiting for the military casket of their loved one to come home.
Success is measured by what we accomplish together.
Our communities are strong because local leaders and active citizens listen and learn from the people they serve.
I'm a proud product of the Massachusetts public schools.
I've said a thousand times I want every community to be a place where people believe tomorrow is going to be better than today. I say that not just because I believe it, but because I believe in it.
Do I miss Harvard? Not for a second. With a few exceptions... those four years are ones I would rather forget.
Look, there's no place and no point in public life, in any life, for a lot of the things Scott Lively says and believes.
Tom Brady has given a tremendous amount of happiness joy and amazement to people all over New England and to fans outside New England as well.
Mitt Romney said many years ago that he thought Russia was the single biggest geopolitical threat to the United States and their presence in a variety of conflicts of one type or another have borne out much of what Mitt Romney said.
Expanding Massachusetts' developing gaming industry to include wagering on professional sports is an opportunity for Massachusetts to invest in local aid while remaining competitive with many other states pursuing similar regulations.
Bill Weld and Paul Cellucci are my political role models.
I don't think it's appropriate for people who are citizens of Massachusetts to be waiting in line when folks who aren't citizens access benefits.
I hope when I am governor and it's all over, I am a governor who underpromised and overdelivered.
I believe I'm a real champion for women.
I'm a big-tent Republican.
Learning how to communicate to big audiences, and how to frame a message in a way that works in a sound-bite world, that for me is very challenging.
Nobody wants to see someone's life ruined over a small-time lapse in judgment.
We live in a great state filled with creative, community minded, hard-working, decent people. And what they want from us is opportunity, possibility and hope.
Our Founders worried a lot about the tyranny of the majority. They designed our form of government to provide a loud voice for minority points of view. They hated the idea of unilateral power. And wanted to force advocates and policy makers, through structure and process, to compromise.
Sometimes when something doesn't go the way it should go, everyone blames the concept. Sometimes we screw up the way we implement it.
Across Massachusetts, there are many talented and inspiring educators doing for their students what their predecessors did for me.
We must have courage to set partisanship aside and embrace the best ideas and solutions no matter which side of the aisle they come from.
Former Gov. Weld is that kind of guy who you can't predict what his next move will be.
We all benefit from the shared experiences of our partners from around the world. Our education, health care, business and public sector institutions rely on these relationships to deliver on their missions every single day.
I don't think any Patriots fan would want anything other than for Tom Brady to stay.
I think it's important for people to believe their elections are on the up and up and they aren't being tampered with by anyone, and in this particular instance there's a large body of evidence that at a minimum Russia tried to tamper with our election.
As governor, I would seek to ensure that Massachusetts has access to a balanced portfolio of low-cost energy that doesn't put us at a competitive disadvantage relative to other states, or put an even heavier burden on working families.
When I left Harvard Pilgrim, it had been ranked first in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for customer satisfaction for six years in a row.
I would argue that the charter schools are really good at building programming and curriculum around the issues and the interests of the kids that they serve.
The biggest difference between the private sector and public sector is in the private sector, there's a sense of urgency because you have customers and you have competitors. Whereas in government, one of your major objectives is to not make any really big mistakes.
I've said for a long time that the governor and the mayors should be far more engaged in this conversation at the federal level. I mean, the consequences and the impact of the federal government's broken immigration policy do not land on the backs of the people in Washington. They just don't.
There are a number of issues that I disagree vehemently with Mr. Trump on. I question whether he's got the temperament to serve as president.
Anybody is beatable.
Whether it's the grind of the day to day, or a crisis, we all need to work together because that's what great public service is all about.
A strong Commonwealth is built on a foundation of strong communities. Friendly, welcoming, bustling neighborhoods and downtowns. Great schools. Safe, accessible, attractive places to play. Growing local economies. And a belief that anything is possible.
Our obligation to the people we serve is too important to place politics and partisanship before progress and results.
We believe it is essential to establish federal emission reduction targets that can vary by state or region with policy flexibility for states to design solutions that work for their unique circumstances. Such targets would level the playing field and send a clear signal to business and industry as we transition to a clean energy economy.
There are exceptional schools in many of our most disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout the Commonwealth. Proving they can get it done for kids, no matter what their circumstances.
I saw 'The Sting' about 35 times and 'Jeremiah Johnson' and 'Billy Jack' about 50 times.
Look I can't get into the minds of people who made decisions to support us or support anybody else. But I can tell you that Scott Lively, a lot of what he says and a lot of what he believes doesn't belong in public discourse.
Massachusetts is a global community.
I don't like it necessarily when other people speak for me.
The most important thing you need to make one of those incubator/accelerator type projects work is to have some people who understand how to do it and want to do it in a particular place.
If our elected representatives want to further increase the gas tax, they should have to take a vote each time they do.
The Democrats for the most part want to raise taxes, we don't.
My wife, Lauren, is a remarkably good sport and one of the most adaptable personalities I've ever met.
There are very few people who work for me who are afraid to tell me what I don't want to hear.
I've supported a lot of folks with a lot of points of view. But I have concerns about Mr. Trump's temperament. Some of the things he's said about women, Muslims and religious freedom, I just can't support.
