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I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do.

The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself.

I plan on being a friend, a good leader and a good governor over these next three years.

Running to do a job as important as the governor's shouldn't be easy; it should take a lot of work, and I'm out there giving my best every day.

I want to spend 100 percent of my time focused on what I think I can make the biggest difference on as the governor of California.

It's my job as governor to set a vision.

My plan is to govern as long as I can.

When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job.