--- title: "Best Jennifer Granholm Sayings" description: "Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician who was the 16th United States secretary of energy from 2021 to 2025." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b182/author-jennifer-granholm-5381.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b182/author-jennifer-granholm-5381.jpg) # Jennifer Granholm (1959) Lawyer United States **101** quotes in **723** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jennifer Granholm is a lawyer from the United States, best known for *A governor's story*. ## Quick Facts About Jennifer Granholm Born February 5, 1959 Nationality United States Profession Lawyer Notable works A governor's story ## About Jennifer Granholm Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician who was the 16th United States secretary of energy from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the 47th governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011 and as the 51st attorney general of Michigan from 1999 to 2003, the first woman to hold either office. ## Awards & Honors Royal Order of the Polar Star Michigan Women's Hall of Fame Order of Princess Olga, 1st class Great Immigrants Award ## Quotes by Jennifer Granholm · Page 3 > [A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/a-number-of-us-had-conversations-with-the-kerry-campaign-about-what/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/jennifer-granholm-5381_achieve_a-number-of-us-had-conversations-with-th_2144617.jpg) > [As a state we are so uniquely positioned in so many ways. Our geography, our placement in the country, and our history…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/as-a-state-we-are-so-uniquely-positioned-in-so-many-ways-our/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Climate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/jennifer-granholm-5381_climate_as-a-state-we-are-so-uniquely-positioned_1644337.png) > [To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/to-compete-in-a-global-economy-our-students-must-continue-their/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95e/jennifer-granholm-5381_college_to-compete-in-a-global-economy-our-stude_1952577.png) > [I'm honestly perplexed about the distinction represented by the cervical wall. On one side, people should be prosecuted if they do anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/i-m-honestly-perplexed-about-the-distinction-represented-by-the/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/jennifer-granholm-5381_anything_i-m-honestly-perplexed-about-the-distinc_2886250.png) > [We went to a small lake, Bass Lake. It was beautiful. It was perfectly still when we got there in the morning.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/we-went-to-a-small-lake-bass-lake-it-was-beautiful-it-was-perfectly/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Bass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/jennifer-granholm-5381_bass_we-went-to-a-small-lake-bass-lake-it-was_1989236.png) > [There's more technology in your car than there is in your computer. It's got thousands of parts in it. It's extremely sophisticated,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/there-s-more-technology-in-your-car-than-there-is-in-your-computer-it/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Car](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/jennifer-granholm-5381_car_there-s-more-technology-in-your-car-than_2126252.png) > [The whole purpose was to say that it doesn't have to be a zero sum. It's not the environment or jobs. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/the-whole-purpose-was-to-say-that-it-doesn-t-have-to-be-a-zero-sum-it/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/jennifer-granholm-5381_achieve_the-whole-purpose-was-to-say-that-it-doe_2637525.png) > [Whether it's their Sharia law and birther conspiracies or their unwillingness to buck Grover Norquist's no-tax pledge, the Tea Partiers have hijacked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/whether-it-s-their-sharia-law-and-birther-conspiracies-or-their/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Buck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/jennifer-granholm-5381_buck_whether-it-s-their-sharia-law-and-birthe_1290046.jpg) > [There is no reason why, with the huge potential for market out there in the world for fuel-efficient vehicles, we can't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/there-is-no-reason-why-with-the-huge-potential-for-market-out-there/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/jennifer-granholm-5381_change_there-is-no-reason-why-with-the-huge-pot_2860768.png) > [Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/our-strength-is-not-just-in-the-size-of-our-defense-budget-but-in-the/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Budget](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/budget/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46f/jennifer-granholm-5381_budget_our-strength-is-not-just-in-the-size-of_1665706.jpg) > [Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/concentrating-wealth-in-the-hands-of-the-few-and-deregulating/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Bubbles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bubbles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/jennifer-granholm-5381_bubbles_concentrating-wealth-in-the-hands-of-the_2785271.jpg) > [I understand that Republicans-running-against-Obamacare-in-order-to-save-Medicare is a clever jujitsu. But how long will they play out that argument before they get back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/i-understand-that-republicans-running-against-obamacare-in-order-to/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Argument](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/argument/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1df/jennifer-granholm-5381_argument_i-understand-that-republicans-running-ag_1626765.png) > [I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/i-ve-we-have-in-this-state-like-many-other-states-we-re-experiencing/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Budget deficit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/budget-deficit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/jennifer-granholm-5381_budget-deficit_i-ve-we-have-in-this-state-like-many-oth_1133240.png) > [In Congress, while the House's proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also cuts 11 billion dollars from veterans spending -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/in-congress-while-the-house-s-proposed-defense-budget-calls-for/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Billions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/billions/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24a/jennifer-granholm-5381_billions_in-congress-while-the-house-s-proposed-d_2051259.png) > [It's that Romney is taking advantage of the government's 'free stuff,' too, and has been profiting from it handsomely for a long,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/it-s-that-romney-is-taking-advantage-of-the-government-s-free-stuff/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Advantage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advantage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/jennifer-granholm-5381_advantage_it-s-that-romney-is-taking-advantage-of_1790162.png) > [When I was fresh out of law school, I had a burning desire to do something important, to have an impact in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/when-i-was-fresh-out-of-law-school-i-had-a-burning-desire-to-do/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Burning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/burning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30a/jennifer-granholm-5381_burning_when-i-was-fresh-out-of-law-school-i-had_1290485.png) > [What a tremendous act of generosity on the part of the donors who made this possible and what a tremendous opportunity for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/what-a-tremendous-act-of-generosity-on-the-part-of-the-donors-who/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a39/jennifer-granholm-5381_children_what-a-tremendous-act-of-generosity-on-t_2828943.png) > [With Michigan's economic future on the line, we can't afford to have our 500 local school districts marching in different directions. Instead,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/with-michigan-s-economic-future-on-the-line-we-can-t-afford-to-have/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Curriculum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/curriculum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/jennifer-granholm-5381_curriculum_with-michigan-s-economic-future-on-the-l_740136.jpg) > [How fantastic that the American ingenuity of NASA scientists got us to Mars. It makes me proud to be an American. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/how-fantastic-that-the-american-ingenuity-of-nasa-scientists-got-us/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/jennifer-granholm-5381_american_how-fantastic-that-the-american-ingenuit_2636817.png) > [Bill Ford, Jr., is somebody who wants to move this industry, to lead the nation in making us independent of foreign oil,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/bill-ford-jr-is-somebody-who-wants-to-move-this-industry-to-lead-the/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Auto industry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/auto-industry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/jennifer-granholm-5381_auto-industry_bill-ford-jr-is-somebody-who-wants-to-mo_2161437.png) > [Mitt Romney privatizes the gains from his enterprises, but spreads the costs to the rest of us. Seems that 'free stuff' is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-granholm/mitt-romney-privatizes-the-gains-from-his-enterprises-but-spreads-the/) [Jennifer Granholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/) [Beholder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beholder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/jennifer-granholm-5381_beholder_mitt-romney-privatizes-the-gains-from-hi_2141949.png) ## Jennifer Granholm by topic [Trump (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump/jennifer-granholm/) [Michigan (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/michigan/jennifer-granholm/) [Climate (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climate/jennifer-granholm/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-granholm/#itemlist", "name": "Jennifer Granholm Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. 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