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.

Ive 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.

You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions.

Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take.

I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools.

I care about the children of Detroit.

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.

Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.

The asbestos problem impacts everyone.

We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor.

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.

What else is there to do in this world but love other people?

The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.

Green issues have been used as a marketing tool. Sometimes these green claims are completely meaningless.

I don't believe in fate," he said carefully, "but... I do believe everything happens for a reason. That there is some plan, some meaning to this darkness we live in.

There is a kind of magicness about going far away and then coming back all changed.

Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.

Don't ever give up on yourself. Keep pushing because the change of guards is what life's all about.

Christ bears the wounds of the church, his body, just as he bore the wounds of crucifixion. I sometimes wonder which have hurt worse.

I bet he never goes on YouTube. He's too busy. It's only tragic cases like you and me who are always online.

The [Liberal] federal government's trouble is that they have a wishbone where they should have a backbone.