The people elected us to end the talk and to act decisively.

Chris Christie

Human potential is the only limitless resource we have in this world.

When you don't respond to bad behavior, you get more of it.

Whatever the consequences of staying true to yourself, they're much less than the consequences of selling your soul.

Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.

The data is clear: If you give a woman an opportunity, she will make a huge difference.

My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.

The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.

The highest calling of leadership is to unlock the potential of others.

I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me.

I believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. That's my view, and that'll be the view of our state because I wouldn't sign a bill that - like the one that was in New York.

You know, at some point there has to be parity. There has to be parity between what is happening in the real world, and what is happening in the public sector world.

If I cannot trust someone's judgment, I cannot ask others to do so, and I would not place him at the head of my political operation.

I think Gingrich has embarrassed the party over time. Whether he'll do it again in the future, I don't know. But Gov. Romney never has.

Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year.

If I missed my moment, I missed my moment. I mean, I wasn't pining to be president of the United States.

I can guarantee you this, that more pension and benefit reforms which I will consider arbitration reform to be one of them, are things that when they come to my desk, they will be signed.