We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner. — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
Fracking is doable if there's full disclosure of all chemicals used. Secondly, science dictates the policy rather than politics. Third, there's collaboration between environmental groups and the natural gas industry. — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
Every dollar governors are forced to cut out of our budgets is a dollar that's not going into the economy. . . . Every job that must be cut is another statistic in already escalating unemployment figures. . . . Every person who loses the support and services on which they rely for their livelihood and security leaves us poorer… — Bill Richardson Copy Share
Recognizing and preventing men's health problems is not just a man's issue. Because of its impact on wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters, men's health… — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
Few needs are more pressing, or more deserving of our attention, than taking care of the men and women of the U.S. armed forces. — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
Well, does he still have his fingernails? Making inquiries while negotiating the release of a US Army pilot from North Korea, in Time. — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
So what if it's risky? It's the right thing to do. What we're talking about is 160 people in deep pain. It only affects them. — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
You can count on time for two things. One is that it will pass. The other is that it will never shut up. — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
“The conversation progressed, bumper-car style, to a very heated discussion about death and the survival of the soul. It amazes me that we, as a species, can argue so fervently over something that is, when all is said and done, unknowable and unprovable. Nonetheless, we all arrive at conclusions and cleave to our certainties: that there is nothing but the… — Bill Richardson Copy Share
You have a 12-foot fence. You know what'll happen? Thirteen foot ladders. — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
When did "sentimental" become a pejorative barb? I do not at all share the notion that a piece of music, or a poem, or… — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education. — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic… — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
I would have troops where they’re wanted, in our bases in Kuwait. I would have a contingency in case of an international terrorist attack.… — Bill Richardson Copy Share Image
