In spite of advances in technology and changes in the economy, state government still operates on an obsolete 1970s model. We have a typewriter government in an Internet age.

As both a former governor and a Naval officer I can tell you energy security remains among biofuels' most important benefits.

We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge.

Public education is an investment in our future.

Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure.

If you're opposed to the budget I submitted to the General Assembly, you're for a tax increase.

The spirit and determination of the people to chart their own destiny is the greatest power for good in human affairs.

Taxpayers deserve a government that harnesses technology to better serve the people.

The Governor's Mansion is a beautiful home, a beautiful building - we're privileged to have a chance to live there. It certainly doesn't feel as comfortable as our home.

The demands of the present must stand above the political habits of the past.

How much you are able to learn is determined by how much you are involved, how much you participate, and how many actions you take.

The identity of the Filipino today is of a person asking what is his identity.

God doesn't want you to be happy, He wants you to be strong.

Parliament itself would not exist in its present form had people not defied the law.

We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.

I like rudeness a great deal better than flattery.

Never date a woman you can hear ticking.

We must beat the Gospel into peoples' heads incessantly because it's the one thing we're prone to forget.

My wigs are ever changing in height, width, color, size. They make me feel happy. Wearing them makes me feel like I can be a different person every day and that is kind of exciting.

Admit it America - 2008 was our national 'oops' moment!