Gary Herbert Quotes
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When I entered into office mid-recession, my No. 1 focus was Utah's economy. We set bold goals, and we've built one of the best-performing economies in the nation.
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Utah has benefited from setting smart tax policy. That said, public finding is dynamic enough that we cannot just set the tax policy and presume that it does not require continual review and adjustment.
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The value of a loving family cannot be understated.
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Don't spend more than you take in. Control your debt. Empower the private sector. We have 50 states out there that are laboratories of democracy. Why are we not empowering the states to find solutions to our problems, particularly health care, as opposed to looking to a one-size-fits-all solution from Washington, D.C.? That puzzles even me.
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Congress seems to be very good at doing nothing.
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Education is the largest and most important investment Utah makes.
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That's a large part of the job as governor: to create and maintain the optimal balance.
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I wish I was a wealthy person. I wish I could self-fund.
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Strong families are vital to strong societies.
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There's no reason why fiscal responsibility is a Democrat or a Republican point of view. It ought to be all of our points of view.
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I believe that our teachers need more freedom to be creative in the classroom in order to maximize the time students spend learning, not the time they spend taking tests.
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It's not enough for just us to invest in Utah; more and more, we are encouraging businesses around the world to follow suit. We want them to invest in and become part of Utah's future and to allow Utah to invest and become part of theirs.
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Partisanship is not necessarily a bad thing. It leads to new leadership and new opportunities.
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In Utah, one word sums up our business prowess: investment. Simply put, we know we can't have long-term economic growth and maintain Utah's enviable quality of life without making some critical investments.
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Utah is America's best place for business because Utahns make it their business to succeed - and we have the track record to prove it.
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Hope is the poor man's bread.
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While technology and assessment can help complement the important work of our teachers, I worry that we are spending too much of our time testing.