A biography for Phil Murphyhasn’t been written yet.
“Listen, I'm a proud Democrat. My heroes are the Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King. And I don't apologize for that and never will.”
“I'll go to my grave saying a gimmick is not good public policy.”
“Earned sick leave gives workers a lot more confidence and adds to their participation in the economy.”
“I think New Jersey's process is actually a very good one - the good government. The governor presents the budget, you've got one-on-one meetings, you've got leadership meetings, you've got hearings, more importantly, that are transparent and open.”
“I used to say the wealthiest among us have to pay our fair share, which I still occasionally say. That's not dodging the word 'millionaire.'”
“We want to say to everyone: New Jersey's a place where gender does not play a role in how much you get paid.”
“If you're in Alabama, you're selling tax incentives - with all due respect to Alabama - because what else are you going to sell? In New Jersey, you've got location, public education, highly educated workforce, density, diversity, infrastructure.”
“When you buy a company that's been on its butt you raise a lot of money, you instantly put new management in place, but that's the end of the glory for three to five years, grinding it out one day after the other.”
“The first day in office I guess is Tuesday, right? God willing, I'll get sworn in and I won't blow that.”
“What is the deepest passion for me and for us is the historic investment in the middle class and in - as I say often because I was that guy growing up - the dreams of those who look up who want to get into the middle class. That I feel the strongest about.”
“Listen: I love sports and my family loves sports.”
“I think you can find a good, happy balance between being a great research university as Rutgers is and being a high-quality sports program.”
“I think it would be a great honor to get another Super Bowl, but not just limited to that. Other events, sporting or otherwise, I think New Jersey has an enormous opportunity given our location and our natural resources, our passion generally and specifically for sports, I think we're a natural.”
“We are closing corporate loopholes so we are hardly being heroic to close the combined reporting loophole. I think 28 or 30 other states have done it and a lot of those states will be trying to get Amazon.”
“I think the notion of tax fairness is the reasonable thing to do.”
“Raising the minimum wage does not take from growth, it adds to growth.”
“My life's a book; I've got a bunch of different chapters.”
“I am a huge believer in organized labor. Period. Full stop.”
“Equal pay for equal work isn't, 'Here, I'll give this to you.' It's confidence, it's participation.”
“I can't give up the allegiances I grew up with, given where I was born and where I grew up, but you won't see me at a Rutgers game rooting for somebody else. Let's put it that way.”