Christine Gregoire quotes

It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations. (Christine Gregoire)
Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope. View quote
Christine Gregoire
Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq. View quote
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It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it. View quote
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I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need. View quote
Christine Gregoire
One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so. View quote
Christine Gregoire
Education is the foundation upon which we build our future. View quote
Christine Gregoire
We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable. View quote
Christine Gregoire
Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers. View quote
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We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great. View quote
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I will never be able to create a budget from scratch with the amount of time that I have, but my instructions remain the same: Give me a budget that has no new revenue. (Christine Gregoire)
When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential. View quote
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We are thinking ahead to long-term care, aware that many folks don't plan ahead and won't be ready. We want to see to it that people will have choices. View quote
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We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love. View quote
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I'm free. I'm free to say what I feel. View quote
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It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor. View quote
Christine Gregoire
Truly, the challenges we face are not Democratic challenges or Republican challenges. In fact, they are not political challenges at all; they are fiscal challenges, and educational challenges, and the challenges of figuring out how to take care of each other. View quote
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There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care to all its people. View quote
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We have lots of studies about what's wrong with our education system. We need to accept responsibility, be bold, find solutions and move forward to make education a centerpiece of our economic development. View quote
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If we want unity, we must all be unifiers. If we want accountability, each of us must be accountable for all we do. View quote
Christine Gregoire
Vernon Reis opened the world to me through books. He taught me that while I was physically firmly planted in blue-collar Auburn, Washington in the 50s and early 60s, intellectually I could go anywhere, explore anything, and sample exciting new ideas simply by opening a book. (Christine Gregoire)
All of us basically want the same things opportunity for our children, and prosperity for our families and communities. View quote
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In the field of health care, we are giving people access to insurance who have not had it before. View quote
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I couldn't do that as attorney general. Why? Because they are my clients. You can't say they're not doing what they ought to be doing when you are the attorney general. View quote
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It's been said that government doesn't create jobs, business does. For the most part, this is true. But government creates the environment in which businesses can excel and expand. View quote
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