Charlie Baker Quotes

Charlie Baker

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 13, 1956

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.

Charlie Baker

When my brothers and I were young, my mom, a Democrat, and my dad, a Republican, used to lead freewheeling discussions at our dinner table. The only rule was paying attention when others were talking, and no interrupting.

Charlie Baker

I rode it a lot before I was governor. I rode the commuter rail for a lot of years, I rode the T for a lot of years, and I talk to people all the time who ride both.

Charlie Baker

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.

Charlie Baker

Do I miss Harvard? Not for a second. With a few exceptions... those four years are ones I would rather forget.

Charlie Baker

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.

Charlie Baker

How well we spend education dollars is just as important as how much we spend.

Charlie Baker

I hope when I am governor and it's all over, I am a governor who underpromised and overdelivered.

Charlie Baker

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.

Charlie Baker

I think our agenda is very aspirational.

Charlie Baker

Massachusetts is a global community.

Charlie Baker

One of the advantages of getting elected governor when you're 58 instead of 38 is you have some mileage on you and part of that means some history and some relationships with people who have spent a fair amount of their career in the public and in the private sector.

Charlie Baker

I'm a proud product of the Massachusetts public schools.

Charlie Baker

When public leaders turn public debates into words of war - 'enemies' 'go to hell' 'attack' - they are enabling the edgiest of their followers to take things into their hands, and unfortunately, some of them do.

Charlie Baker

I saw 'The Sting' about 35 times and 'Jeremiah Johnson' and 'Billy Jack' about 50 times.

Charlie Baker

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.

Charlie Baker

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.

Charlie Baker

Our communities are strong because local leaders and active citizens listen and learn from the people they serve.

Charlie Baker

I'm a pro-choice candidate and I support marriage equality - my brother is actually gay and married. But I'm a pretty hard-headed guy when it comes to the budget and whether you're getting a bang for your buck.

Charlie Baker

I'm a big-tent Republican.

Charlie Baker