Words matter. These are the best Roy Cooper Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
A talented workforce, excellent access to markets and a competitive business climate make our state a top destination for global manufacturers.
We cannot continue leaving teachers behind but expecting them to lead the way for our children.
I’m grateful for my daughters, Hilary, Natalie and Claire. Whenever I think of the future, I see their faces. They inspire me.
My commitment to rural North Carolina is personal. I understand the opportunities and challenges our rural communities face.
College sports are woven into the fabric of our state.
We can respect our disagreements, but we must cherish our democracy.
Every February, we celebrate the heritage and contributions of African Americans in North Carolina and around the country. North Carolina holds an important place in African American history going back generations.
Disasters affect every state, and North Carolinians have given our own tax dollars to help neighbors and those in other states in times of crisis.
We need less politics in the courtroom, not more.
We must keep our eye on the ball to monitor our waterways and ensure that all North Carolinians can have full confidence in the water they drink.
To keep attracting good new jobs, we must invest in more job training and education to prepare young people and workers at every age for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
It is an incredible honor and privilege to serve as the governor of this great state, and I will work to be a governor of all of North Carolina.
Improving highways and mass transit will make North Carolina an even better place to live and do business.
Better teacher pay combined with scholarships in exchange for teaching in our public schools can help North Carolina attract and keep talented teachers.
North Carolinians are determined, tough people.
High speed Internet is vital for education and telemedicine but also for every person, from small business owner and farmer to big corporation and hospital.
Our greatest leaders – both Republicans and Democrats – have recognized the power of a strong and growing middle class.
Let’s cast aside notions of red counties or blue counties and recognize that these are artificial divisions.
We don’t want cost to be a barrier to good students getting a higher education.
North Carolina – our great state – means everything to me. I was born, raised, and educated here. I started and raised my own family here. And as Governor, I want to build a state where all North Carolinians are afforded the opportunities I’ve had.
We need aggressive healing, a strong voice that will continue to understand that diversity is our strength.
North Carolina is a terrific place to live, work, and raise a family.
We were the first state in America to open our doors to publicly supported higher education. We had the foresight to create the Research Triangle Park. And through the efforts and sacrifices of all our citizens, we have built a state where anyone would be glad to raise a family.
We need to stop shortchanging our families and future in order to line the pockets of millionaires and special interests.
A local pharmacy is a great place to get a safe and effective COVID vaccine as well as a flu shot. It’s critical that people get these vaccines to protect themselves and slow the spread of the COVID virus as well as the flu.
As a father and as a public school tutor, I’ve seen how a child’s earliest experiences form the foundation for lifelong learning and health. And the science is overwhelming showing how much it matters.
Companies that continue to innovate and invest in research and development are the kinds of high-tech job creators we want working with North Carolina.
During Black History Month, we not only should celebrate those who have made North Carolina a better place to live for everyone, but we should also acknowledge the deep sacrifices people made to get us to where we are now.
Our schools have made our state great, and we have to make our public schools the best they can be.
The dedicated men and women of the Highway Patrol work tirelessly, every day and through all the long nights of the year, to protect the people of North Carolina, and I’m grateful for their service.
As governor, one of my top priorities is supporting our children from cradle to career.
I will always stand up to protect fair access to the ballot box.
It is on us to support our children and early childhood educators as we work toward having a healthier and better educated state where people have the opportunity to live a more abundant and purposeful life.
From life-saving treatments and medical supplies to personal jets and agricultural equipment, North Carolina-made products are making tremendous impacts on the world.
We can embrace the idea of a North Carolina that’s truly for all of us.
I’m committed to raising teacher pay and will fight to make significant progress every year until we get there.
We need state government to work efficiently and keep open lines of communication with local governments. We should listen to local leaders about their opportunities and challenges and let their innovation guide the way.
In Raleigh, partisan battles, power struggles and lawsuits might grab the headlines, but we have to work together where we can. To look beyond ourselves to see what’s right for the state, regardless of who’s in power. That’s what the people of North Carolina want us to do, and what common sense demands us to do.
We want companies looking to expand to come to North Carolina because there’s no better place to invest and grow.
A lot of us have the same goals of wanting a great future for our kids and good paying jobs and having clean water when you turn on the tap.
Background checks are an important part of keeping guns out of the wrong hands, but they are only as good as the information in the database.
People are more important than property.
My first responsibility as governor is to protect North Carolinians and keep them safe.
In my talks with business owners, I hear time and again that they have job openings but can’t find workers with the skills necessary to fill them.
Too many of our teachers are working multiple jobs – and it’s still not enough.
The right to vote is fundamental to the freedom we enjoy as Americans.
Too many people feel stuck in the middle – not wealthy by any measure, but doing just well enough that the social safety net isn’t there for them. They feel left behind by a system that isn’t listening to them and an economy that isn’t rewarding them for their hard work.
I ran for Governor to change the priorities in Raleigh because middle class shouldn’t mean second-class.
My goals as governor are to help all North Carolinians be better educated, healthier and have more money in their pockets so that they can live more abundant, purposeful lives.
North Carolina enjoys a worldwide reputation as a center for textile research and workers. Our excellent business climate and location offer international firms an ideal place to reach and serve customers in the United States.
North Carolina is blessed with amazing coastal resources and we need to safeguard our coast because it helps drive our economy.
We know COVID-19 hasn’t affected communities equally.
I think it’s important to be up front with where you differ with your opponent and be ready to take that on.
If there’s one word to describe North Carolinians, it’s resilient.
If we want to recruit and keep the best educators, we need to pay them better.
