Deval Patrick

“We cannot wait for Washington to solve our problems.”

“You cannot have a strong class="highlight">middle class without a strong labor movement.”

“Our strength has always been our diversity.”

“We have to get back to the American dream. We have to get back to the idea that we're all in this together.”

“We have a stake in one another... what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart.”

“Hope is not a dream, an illusion, or a fantasy. It's a pragmatic tool.”

“In the end, the American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay.”

“Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.”

“Poverty is not a character flaw. It's a circumstance.”

“The point of public service is not to maximize the private-sector résumé.”

“Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.”

“Education is the civil rights issue of our time.”

“There is no them; there is only us.”

“Opportunity is a public good, not a private luxury.”

“Don't let them tell you that you can't. Don't let them tell you that it's not for you.”

“Good policy is good politics.”

“It's about the future of the country, not just the next election.”

“We must invest in our people, our infrastructure, and our future.”

“I believe in the discipline of mastering the best of what other people have ever figured out.”