John Engler Quotes
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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 focused on the quality debate for most of the '90s.
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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 have that school fixed.
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards.
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I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.
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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 be very successful. And if for some reason they didn't, all the claims and the protestations and the excuses wouldn't make any difference.
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Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take.
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Very few charter schools are being created in some of the best school districts in the state. If you're an educational innovator, that isn't where the greatest need is.
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Manufacturers account for nearly 60 percent of all industrial research and development.
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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.
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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 responsibilities to the fullest.
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You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions.
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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 school, more likely to stay out of trouble and more likely to complete their education.
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The asbestos problem impacts everyone.
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I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools.
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Nobody gets any guarantees.
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As governor, I learned the importance of having an agenda.
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I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.
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I'm a compassionate conservative.
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Michigan is also the only industrial state that has a AAA credit rating.
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I care about the children of Detroit.
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Believe me, I'm not going to try to get into testing.
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I created no authority that wasn't already there under the constitution.
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I think we've got outstanding teaching in Michigan classrooms.
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I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start.