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> [Sometimes it is better to begin the journey, to get under way, then it is to sit back and wait until such time that you're convinced that all conditions are perfect and that there'll be no surprises along the route.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/sometimes-it-is-better-to-begin-the-journey-to-get-under-way-then-it/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

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## More by John Engler

> [All 50 states had the same national economy. And on virtually any measurement you wish to look at, Michigan has moved up and improved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/all-50-states-had-the-same-national-economy-and-on-virtually-any/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [Michigan is also the only industrial state that has a AAA credit rating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/michigan-is-also-the-only-industrial-state-that-has-a-aaa-credit/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/i-wish-we-could-have-acted-quicker-on-detroit-or-other-failing-schools/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [Sometimes it is better to begin the journey, to get under way, then it is to sit back and wait until such time that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/sometimes-it-is-better-to-begin-the-journey-to-get-under-way-then-it/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [I've been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use our constitutional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/i-ve-been-in-the-legislative-branch-and-now-the-executive-branch-and/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [The asbestos problem impacts everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/the-asbestos-problem-impacts-everyone/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [I expect my next job to be outside government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/i-expect-my-next-job-to-be-outside-government/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/you-win-by-working-hard-making-tough-decisions-and-building-coalitions/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/i-ve-gone-from-being-one-of-the-youngest-governors-to-now-the-longest/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [Nobody gets any guarantees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/nobody-gets-any-guarantees/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/despite-these-hurdles-manufacturers-in-the-u-s-and-their-employees/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [The parent knows instinctively that if they're working and setting an example for their child that means that child is more likely to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/the-parent-knows-instinctively-that-if-they-re-working-and-setting-an/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/we-have-broken-the-cycle-of-dependency-people-have-found-out-they-re/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [The greatest luck that I've had has been the ability to find men and women who came into my administration who worked with me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/the-greatest-luck-that-i-ve-had-has-been-the-ability-to-find-men-and/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

> [I had made a decision early on that we were going to do the right things and that if they worked we were going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-engler/i-had-made-a-decision-early-on-that-we-were-going-to-do-the-right/)

[John Engler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-engler/)

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