I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start.

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.

Without God, right and wrong are just personal beliefs. Personal opinions. I think shoplifting is okay, you don’t.

It is essential that you follow your own idea of passion, even if to others it looks like suffering.

I don't feel there's any reason to apologise for having a wicked imagination. I think it's important as a maker of fantasy and of horror.

My dad grew up basically in a hut in Taiwan without enough food to eat. And within one generation his son in America gets to do a comedy show about whatever he wants.

We're only human, we're supposed to make mistakes.

It is astonishing how elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens.

You can't start taking away benefits if people don't have any opportunities.

I make up different names for my cat all the time - Flapjack, Bowtie, Popcorn. But he's really, "Hey you, cat."

You attract what you are, not what you want. So if you want it then reflect it!

Love's just one of the ways through, and it can go wrong, and miss. Pain never misses. But therefore we don't have much choice about enduring it! We will, whether we want to or not.