Manufacturers account for nearly 60 percent of all industrial research and development.

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.

When the statistics have a face, poverty becomes personal.

Look closely at the most embarrassing details, and amplify them.

You have to give everyone ugly motives for everything they do, because ugly motives are all you understand.

I love to sing. It's the easiest thing for me to do.

What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more?

Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little.

According to The New York Times, the mob has now gotten into Medicare fraud. But the good news is, when they do break your legs there's a good chance you're covered.

I was touched by the magic of music. My way to communicate was through my guitar and music.

Capitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism.

Our basic fundamental desires are overly stimulated. A friend of mine said, "you have a generation of people that have been accidentally marketed to."