Edward G. Rendell

“We have to get something done. This is President Bush’s second-worst disaster.”

“The suburbs are the last bastion of segregation.”

“We're becoming a nation of wusses.”

“There are two things that matter in a presidential race. The first is message, and the second is the candidate.”

“I mean, we had a thing in Philadelphia, they call it the 'Rocky' syndrome. You know, we're always the underdog.”

“You can't do anything about the past, you can only do something about the future.”

“The public is not dumb. The public is smart. They know what's real and what's not.”

“Governing is about getting things done. It's not about winning arguments.”

“You know, you can't be a 24-7 politician.”

“I'm a pro-choice, pro-gun control, pro-gay-marriage, pro-death-penalty, pro-gambling, pro-medical marijuana kind of guy.”

“I always thought the basis of the rule of law was that the laws were not enforced selectively.”

“If you're a governor of a big state, you are a CEO of a major corporation.”