Charlie Baker Quotes

Charlie Baker

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 13, 1956

I think our Republican brand is an effective one and I think it fits and works here in Massachusetts.

Charlie Baker

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.

Charlie Baker

I don't like it necessarily when other people speak for me.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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If our elected representatives want to further increase the gas tax, they should have to take a vote each time they do.

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I oppose indexing gas tax hikes to inflation.

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I'm a big believer in what I call demand-style workforce development. It looks at what kinds of skills are in demand out there in the workplace. It takes that approach to skill-building.

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There are creative ways to create pathways to sufficiency for families in need. To do so, we need to work together to implement good ideas.

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Competition in politics is just as important as competition in everything else.

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Anybody is beatable.

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I've said many times that people are policy. And to be truly successful in any big organization you need to put people into jobs where they have relevant experience, relevant subject-matter expertise and the capacity to actually perform.

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Balance is a good thing - checks and balances are a good thing.

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My mission will be to improve life across Massachusetts, including communities and geographies that are seeing a slower economic recovery. Lower and fairer taxes are an important part of creating jobs and accomplishing that goal.

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Success is measured by what we accomplish together.

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There's value in checks and balances. And there's value in having independence in the governor's office with respect to the legislature.

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If you want to be great, you should be great everywhere, not just here and there.

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