Let's face it, Gov. Chris Christie is a quote machine. His utterances over the past four years have become the stuff of legend and often grace the pages of newspapers and Websites across the country. His diatribes are often colorful - or off color - and sometimes he lives to regret them.

Here, in order of occurrence, are Christie's top 10 quotes of the year:

Jan. 2: "It's why the American people hate Congress."

Christie attacking Speaker of the House John Boehner when the House failed to pass the Sandy Aid package.

April 11: "I don't think teachers are the problem. I think unions are the problem."

Christie responding to a teacher's complaint at a town hall meeting at Raritan Valley Community College

April 30: "'Bullshit' that's what it is..."

Christie on shore owners who refuse to allow dunes to be built on their beachfront property to protect against another hurricane.

May 7: "If I decide to take a nap on Saturday afternoon, do I call Kim and say, 'Okay you're in charge for 40 minutes'?"

Christie defending his decision not to transfer power to Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno during his now famous weight loss surgery.

May 11: 'I'm a damn good Republican. And a good conservative Republican . . . but that does not mean I would ever put party before my state or party before my country."

Christie during an appearance on "Rock Center " with Brian Williams defending his ability to win a Republican primary.

May 28: "One and Done"

Christie after drilling a football through a tire to win a stuffed animal for the President of the United States.

Aug. 12: "I simply could not be party to the destruction of Helen Hoens' professional reputation. I was not going to let her loose to the animals."

Christie, on declining to nominate Hoens for lifetime tenure on the state Supreme Court, citing Democratic attacks on previous court nominees

Aug. 26: "When reporters act like jerks, you need to treat them that way back. They don't have some vaulted status in our society that they get to act like jerks and not be treated like a jerk back. The guy's a complete idiot, self-consumed, underpaid reporter."

Christie referring to a New York Daily News sportswriter who had been critical of Jets coach Rex Ryan

Oct. 8: "I can walk and chew gum at the same time."

Christie on his ability to govern the state and deal with a future run for president.

Dec. 2: "I was in overalls and a hat. . . .I was the guy working the cones."

Christie brushing off the George Washington Bridge lane closure flap that has since claimed the jobs of two top officials at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.