I don't put labels on myself.

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.

She was the sort of person for whom fear was the natural response to that beyond explanation.

THE JOURNEY WILL BE MORE PLEASANT AND THE CHALLENGES WILL BE ADVENTURES IF YOU DO WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO IN LIFE .

My American walking shoes are new, and my Oriental eyes are old.

Back then every small town had a gym, and if itseated more than 2,000 then we'd be interested in playing in it.

There's a strange something, which without a brain Fools feel, and which e'en wise men can't explain, Planted in man, to bind him to that earth, In dearest ties, from whence he drew his birth.

Torn between the impulse to stroke his head, and the urge to cave it in with a rock, I did neither.

Every problem contains within itself the seeds of its own solution.

Nothing can be repaired or advanced but only accepted

I work with things left over from other things.