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" I created no authority that wasn't already there under the constitution. "
John Engler
Authority
Created
Constitution
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" Nobody gets any guarantees. "
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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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Time
Journey
" I expect my next job to be outside government. "
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Next
" I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country. "
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Country
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" The current Michigan Constitution was written in 1961 and '62. "
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Constitution
Current
" 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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Important
Constitutional
Now
" We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor. "
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Executive
Branch
Constitutional
" Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. "
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Actions
Purest
Legislative
" 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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Best
Greatest
You
" I don't put labels on myself. "
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Labels
Put
Myself
" I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get. "
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Harder
Work
Saying
" 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 the others. "
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Wish
Economy
Look
" I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools. "
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Detroit
I Wish
Wish
" I kept telling everyone I wasn't going to Washington to stay. I go to visit. "
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Washington
Everyone
Going
" I'm a compassionate conservative. "
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Conservative
Compassionate
" I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start. "
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He
President
Job
" And there should not be a limit on the creation of new public schools. We ought to expand choices for parents. "
John Engler
Choices
New
Parents
" 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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School
Debate
Look
" The Clean Michigan Initiative has been and continues to be a success. "
John Engler
Clean
Initiative
Michigan
" We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working. "
John Engler
Working
Better
Off
" You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions. "
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Win
Building
Decisions
" The greatest luck that I've had has been the ability to find men and women who came into my administration who worked with me and brought extraordinary talents that we were able to take full advantage of. "
John Engler
Talents
Luck
Me
" 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. "
John Engler
School
Child
Education
" 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. "
John Engler
Decision
Early
Excuses