“I have never taken a job or done a job where I felt I needed to leave ...” — Deval Patrick Quote

“I have never taken a job or done a job where I felt I needed to leave my conscience at the door. One of the the great things about not being in politics as a career is that I can do this job without thinking about my career. I can think about what we're trying to do, what we're trying to accomplish and what we're trying to leave.”

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

“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.”

“I joined the Wildlife Conservation Society, working there, in 1995, but I started working with them as a student in 1991. I was appointed as a teaching assistant at my university because I accomplished with honor.”

“It is impossible to get anything made or accomplished without stepping on some toes; enemies are inevitable when one is a doer.”

“I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.”