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Bill Richardson
American
Politician
About the author
We as a people, as a state, and as a community, have too much promise, too much potential, and too much at stake to go any other way than forward. We are too strong in our hearts, too innovative in our minds, and too firm in our beliefs to retreat from our goals.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#People
#Goals
#State
#Promise
#Community
#Beliefs
#Potential
We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
We're a superpower with a Third World grid.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#World
Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, our nation is stronger when we are respected throughout the world.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#World
#Nation
#Republican
We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#Forget
#Government
#Opportunity
#Jobs
Education enables people and societies to be what they can be.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#People
#Education
I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a difference.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#Action
#Right
#People
#Difference
I've been told that I have a lot of energy. The secret is that I use renewable resources. Some days I'm solar powered. Some days I'm wind powered. And some people in this room might think I'm hybrid gas-powered. You'll just have to guess which it is today.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#People
#Today
#Wind
#Energy
Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#Ignorance
#Salvation
Raising a family is difficult enough. But it's even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet. They don't need more obstacles. They need more opportunities.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#Family
#Parents
#Obstacles
The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region, and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#Freedom
#Democracy
#President
#Positive
#Help
#Talking
#Iraq
#Hatred
#Sentiment
The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#Education
#Jobs
#Focus
#Economy
As state leaders, I think its important for us to provide our perspectives on issues we face every day - like access to school spending, access to health care and governing in a global economy.
Bill Richardson,
American
Politician
#Day
#State
#Leaders
#School
#Care
#Health
#Economy