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John Engler
American
Politician
About the author
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.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Country
#School
#states
#Quality
#Debate
I expect my next job to be outside government.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Government
#Job
I don't put labels on myself.
John Engler,
American
Politician
I created no authority that wasn't already there under the constitution.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Authority
#Constitution
I care about the children of Detroit.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Children
#Care
Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Teaching
#Teachers
#Financial
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,
American
Politician
#Right
#Successful
#Reason
#Difference
#Decision
#Excuses
Believe me, I'm not going to try to get into testing.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Testing
As governor, I learned the importance of having an agenda.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Importance
And there should not be a limit on the creation of new public schools. We ought to expand choices for parents.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Public
#Parents
#Creation
#Choices
#Schools
Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Work
#Remarkable
#Employees
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.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#states
#Economy
Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Actions
#Body
We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#People
We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor.
John Engler,
American
Politician
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.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Being
#State
#School
#Schools
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,
American
Politician
#Trouble
#Education
#School
#Example
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,
American
Politician
#Ability
#Men
#Women
#Luck
The current Michigan Constitution was written in 1961 and '62.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Constitution
The Clean Michigan Initiative has been and continues to be a success.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Success
I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Now
#Being
#Country
The asbestos problem impacts everyone.
John Engler,
American
Politician
You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Building
#Decisions
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.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Time
#Surprises
#Journey
While America's infrastructure needs are substantial, there is no reason to delay completion of the highway bill. Every day of delay means jobs lost, investment opportunities missed and growth sacrificed.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Day
#Reason
#Needs
#Growth
#Jobs
#America
#Investment
#Delay
#Completion
I just have a position that any child that's in a failing school should be able to get out, or be in a position to have that school fixed.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#School
Manufacturers employ more than 14 million Americans doing what Americans do best, making things, building things, transforming raw materials into finished products.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Building
#Americans
I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Work
#Saying
#Old
Nobody gets any guarantees.
John Engler,
American
Politician
I kept telling everyone I wasn't going to Washington to stay. I go to visit.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Washington
#Visit
I think we've got outstanding teaching in Michigan classrooms.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Teaching
I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Schools
I'm a compassionate conservative.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Conservative
I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#President
#Job
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.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Now
Manufacturers account for nearly 60 percent of all industrial research and development.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#Research
#Development
Michigan is also the only industrial state that has a AAA credit rating.
John Engler,
American
Politician
#State
#Credit