"My outlook on life was shaped by a recollection that, before the advent of the Organic Act of the Virgin Islands...the exercises of the franchise was limited to male suffrage, conditioned on the ownership of real property of a minimum value. It was perhaps the abhorrence of this limitation on the right to vote that...led me early on to a life of political activity, and particularly to a continuous struggle for fulfillment of full self-determination of the Virgin Islands."

"This has been the Farrelly-Hodge design for the Virgin Islands cathedral. And with God's help, we shall continue to build it brick by brick and stone by stone, patiently, bravely and prayerfully. And if we are to be judged by history, let us be judged not only by what we have been able to accomplish, but by the noble things we set out to do."

"If we are united in purpose, then we recognize that when one neighborhood has a problem, we all have a problem. If one of us is suffering, then all us are suffering. Change means that we face these issues together, and that no segment of this territory recovers at the expense of the other...Change means discarding those approaches that have never and will never work. Divided we lose, united we have a fighting chance. Let us demonstrate, by our actions, that the first order of the day is a change in the attitude with which we face our serious problems."

"Hungry dogs eat raw meat."

"We have begun to transform pledges into programs and platform into performance. The idea is to identify a limited number of goals and work like demons."

"We must resolve to love and support our Children. To love them with a tough love that sets regulations. To love them with a tough love that says nothing comes free, you must work hard for what you want, struggle for what is right. We need to teach them to strive for excellence."

"Some see leadership as a vehicle with all the powerful trappings....the motorcades...the crowds, the many travels to distant places, meeting many important people. Yet, leadership is more than that. In its truest sense it is a most humbling, yet rewarding experience...and opportunity to make a mark, to serve and meet the needs of people...A chance to make a slight imprint in history, if you may."

"We must also resolve the unity of purpose must underscore our efforts and prevent our goals from being slowed by blatant appeals to insular differences and opportunistic public officials. Our progress must be rooted in our unity. We are one people so there cannot be real progress for the Virgin Islands people if any of the islands are left behind."

"We must all be prepared to do our part for what is in the best interest of the territory. It is this spirit of understanding and compromise that has brought us this far."

"An objective review will indicate that we have renewed the hope of affordable housing to many in the territory and we have significantly improved the quality of the lives of the people occupying our housing communities."

"We embarked on a train to progress, determined to resolutely travel our way toward a better quality of life for all...to make a mark in the sands of time. Since the day in 1987 when Derrick Hodge and I assumed the territory’s management, significant and substantial progress have taken place during our watch over the ship of state. We have confronted many struggles and obstacles along the way; we have laughed and we have cried; we have experienced many thrills of success and known, on a few occasions, the agony of decisions failing to meet expectations... Together, we have rebuilt our schools and embarked on new educational initiatives. We have improved our ports and built and redesigned our roads. We have directed our energies at our health care delivery system. We have reorganized and upgraded the operations of our government and launched new housing initiatives... We have given our best efforts to improving the lives of those who call these islands home. "

"Education...Economic Diversification...Good Government....A protected environment...These are the qualities which I call on you to return to these islands and help me secure for the generation to come after you."

"I saw my election to the governorship as an opportunity to translate promises into performance."

"The Farrelly – Hodge Campaign for a better Virgin Islands is....a coordinated and comprehensive program for a better Virgin Islands founded on the basic premise that by restoring the traditional pride that we in these islands once had in ourselves with a commitment towards education, self-improvement and self-reliance, we cannot fail to preserve all that is good in our Virgin Islands way of life, while banishing ignorance, poverty and economic dependency from our islands."

"We should not ignore the long road Virgin Islands workers have traveled in order to improve the working conditions. True, there are many strides we still have to make...many challenges remain before us as a society to complete. What we have accomplished by being committed to establishing fairness and dignity in the workplace is equally a part of our history. We must be resolved to build on it."

"At my second inaugural, I promised that these next four years would witness plenty of building. There are presently funded and in progress capital projects totaling $106 million for St. Croix, $8.5 million for St. John, and $22.5 million for St. Thomas...and we anxiously look forward to these projects coming on-line."

"A home is one of the most important achievements that a person or family can obtain during a lifetime. It represents an investment in this community and gives a sense of reward for our many years of hard work. For most of us, it is our biggest dream and the larges investment that we will ever make."