All John Engler Quotes
- The Clean Michigan Initiative has been and continues to be a success. Been
- Senator Allen has long been a leader on competitiveness issues in the Senate and as governor of Virginia. His announcement of the Competitiveness Caucus comes… Ability
- You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions. Building
- All 50 states had the same national economy. And on virtually any measurement you wish to look at, Michigan has moved up and improved against… All
- 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 in… Child
- As governor, I learned the importance of having an agenda. Agenda
- I care about the children of Detroit. Care
- Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards. Financial
- As you look around the country there are still a significant number of states where their whole school debate is over school funding and we've… Been
- The current Michigan Constitution was written in 1961 and 62. Constitution
- Ive been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use our constitutional responsibilities… Been
- I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools. Acted
- And there should not be a limit on the creation of new public schools. We ought to expand choices for parents. Choices
- I created no authority that wasn't already there under the constitution. Authority
- We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working. Better
- Believe me, I'm not going to try to get into testing. Believe
- I think we've got outstanding teaching in Michigan classrooms. Classroom
- I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start. Bush
- I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get. Harder
- I don't put labels on myself. Funny
- I expect my next job to be outside government. Expect
- I had made a decision early on that we were going to do the right things and that if they worked we were going to… All
- I just have a position that any child that's in a failing school should be able to get out, or be in a position to… Able
- I kept telling everyone I wasn't going to Washington to stay. I go to visit. Everyone
- I'm a compassionate conservative. Compassionate