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> [Quality of life is the sum total of the fairness of our tax structure; the caliber of our homes; the cleanliness of our air and water; and the provision of affirmative assistance to those who cannot assist themselves. True quality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/quality-of-life-is-the-sum-total-of-the-fairness-of-our-tax-structure/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

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## More by Tom McCall

> [Quality of life is the sum total of the fairness of our tax structure; the caliber of our homes; the cleanliness of our air…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/quality-of-life-is-the-sum-total-of-the-fairness-of-our-tax-structure/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [You all know I have terminal cancer - and I have a lot of it. But what you may not know is that stress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/you-all-know-i-have-terminal-cancer-and-i-have-a-lot-of-it-but-what/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [“Oregon is demure, and lovely, and it ought to play a little hard to get.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/oregon-is-demure-and-lovely-and-it-ought-to-play-a-little-hard-to-get/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [If the salmon and steelhead are running, then as far as I am concerned, God knows that all is well in His worldthe health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/if-the-salmon-and-steelhead-are-running-then-as-far-as-i-am-concerned/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [I am just...wondering, where is the glow of yesteryear? I'm wondering where the heroes went. Gosh, I don't know how long ago they left.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/i-am-just-wondering-where-is-the-glow-of-yesteryear-i-m-wondering/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [You all know I have terminal cancer-and I have a lot of it. But what you may not know is that stress induces its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/you-all-know-i-have-terminal-cancer-and-i-have-a-lot-of-it-but-what-2/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [You all know I have terminal cancer—and I have a lot of it. But what you may not know is that stress induces its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/you-all-know-i-have-terminal-cancer-and-i-have-a-lot-of-it-but-what-3/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [Oregon is an inspiration. Whether you come to it, or are born to it, you become entranced by our state's beauty, the opportunity she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/oregon-is-an-inspiration-whether-you-come-to-it-or-are-born-to-it-you/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [The interests of Oregon for today and in the future must be protected from the grasping wastrels of the land. We must respect another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/the-interests-of-oregon-for-today-and-in-the-future-must-be-protected/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it's my responsibility to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/heroes-are-not-giant-statues-framed-against-a-red-sky-they-are-people-2/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [We who are privileged to be in these chambers today can view the challenges we face as opportunities, not as reasons for despair. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/we-who-are-privileged-to-be-in-these-chambers-today-can-view-the/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [We want you to visit our State of Excitement often. Come again and again. But for heaven's sake, don't move here to live. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/we-want-you-to-visit-our-state-of-excitement-often-come-again-and/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/this-activist-loves-oregon-more-than-he-loves-life/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [Oregon is demure and lovely, and it ought to play a little hard to get. And I think you'll be just as sick as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/oregon-is-demure-and-lovely-and-it-ought-to-play-a-little-hard-to-get-2/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

> [Extraordinary measures were required and I realize that not all of these steps were popular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-mccall/extraordinary-measures-were-required-and-i-realize-that-not-all-of/)

[Tom McCall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-mccall/)

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