As governor, part of my job is to tell people things they don't like to hear.

- Brian Sandoval

Mitt Romney is the guy who said corporations are people. No, Governor Romney, corporations are not people.

- Elizabeth Warren

I have to tell you, I'll be right up front about it: I'm the governor of the state of Connecticut, and I can't write anything well.

- Dannel Malloy

It's official, Arnold said he will enter the race for governor. At least that's what everybody thinks he said.

- David Letterman

Here's a little known fact - Arnold is the first body builder to run for governor since Janet Reno.

- David Letterman

It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor.

- Christine Gregoire

I will make the final decision on running for governor after my congressional term ends.

- Chris Gibson

The joke I always make is I'm either running for reelection, running for Senate, running for governor, or running for my life. The latter is also a viable possibility.

- Cory Booker

The governor has a role in terms of declaring a state of emergency.

- Bob Buckhorn

When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job.

- Ben Chandler

Governor Palin leans far closer to 'spokesperson' than representative of the people.

- Adam McKay

The governor is Virginia's chief executive and represents the commonwealth at all times.

- Bob McDonnell

The citizens must be certain that the governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected.

- Bob McDonnell

Every governor's got tough choices to make.

- Bob McDonnell

In Vermont, Governor Madeleine Kunin has given years of service to our state after becoming the state's first female governor in 1985. She is an inspiration to girls throughout Vermont and the country in allowing them to know that the opportunities they have are unlimited.

- Bernie Sanders

I think everyone should read Governor William Bradford's diary.

- Ann Rinaldi

I thought I would be governor of Massachusetts. I stood on a pile of my old albums and said, 'I'm the only one with a record to stand on.'

- Arlo Guthrie

I think that Governor Romney operates on the capital gains tax, his investments, what he lives off of instead of doing it off of his income.

- Allen West

I'm governor of New York.

- Andrew Cuomo

I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office.

- Andrew Cuomo