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" And preserving our open spaces or having them there for recreational purposes is one of the things that contributes to the high level of quality of life that we offer in Pennsylvania, and that also translates into economic benefits. "

Quality Of Life

" And secondly, I would impose a significant state landfill tipping fee and use that tipping fee to fund the billion dollar bond issue that I want to create to produce the funds for all of the environmental challenges that we just went over. "

" And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically. "

" But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania. "

" Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth. "

" For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration. "

" George W. Bush always said and did what he believed and he let it rip. "

" Growing Greener doesn't produce money for farmland preservation or open space preservation. "

" I am a fiscal conservative. "

" I am a free spirit. I tell the truth, and I like to mix it up. "

" If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms. "

" If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff. "

" If there was a way to discourage trash constitutionally, I would sure as heck take a hard look at it. I don't think there is. So I don't think there's a choice here. "

" If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports. "

" I hate negative ads in general. "

" I have said consistently both in my papers and in my speeches - which you heard in the primary campaign - that I will continue to phase out the Capital Stock and Franchise tax. "

" I love the concept of community energy. "

" I'm interested in giving business an opportunity by improving the tax environment to invest and grow with Pennsylvania, to expand and put more money in capital investment and creating jobs. "

" I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries. "

" Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on. "

" I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem. "

" I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed. "

" I think if we're going to have to landfill trash, and I think we basically have to, we might as well get the upside for it and dedicate that upside to improving the environment in so many different ways. "

" I think national issues play into gubernatorial races less than, obviously, in Senate and Congressional races. Much less. They tend to be more decided by personality, leadership qualities and by state or local issues. They still have some effect, no question about it, but not as much as Senate and Congressional races. "

" I think politics today is all about false choices: You can have a robust energy economy and a challenged environment, or a great environment and no economy. That's a false choice. You can do both. "

" I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency. "

" It used to be that Democrats and Republicans would disagree, but they could be social to each other. There were times during the year that we acted together in the good of the country. "

" I've always sort of believed that the future takes care of itself. "

" Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means. "

" Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It's not renewable. "

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