Jennifer Granholm Quotes

• We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people’s feet to the fire.

  Jennifer Granholm

• We need to continue to make the case that Michigan is where you ought to be.

  Jennifer Granholm

• We have gasoline at $2 a gallon. If that doesn’t drive demand, I don’t know what will.

  Jennifer Granholm

• We aren’t leveraging this great economic engine, the strongest economy in the world. And yet we have this totally weak response. We import $500 billion a year more in products than we export.

  Jennifer Granholm

• We are taking the steps necessary to be ready to send whatever assistance is requested of us, and we are preparing to receive citizens who seek refuge in our state.

  Jennifer Granholm

• To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam.

  Jennifer Granholm

• There’s only so far you can go before you say enough is enough.

  Jennifer Granholm

• There is no reason why, with the huge potential for market out there in the world for fuel-efficient vehicles, we can’t be the cutting edge for change.

  Jennifer Granholm

• There is a gentleness in Michigan that you just can’t replicate.

  Jennifer Granholm

• The whole purpose was to say that it doesn’t have to be a zero sum. It’s not the environment or jobs. You can have both. You can help the auto industry achieve that if you have investment in plants.

  Jennifer Granholm

• The Clinton administration brought 65 cases from 1995 to 2000 before the World Trade Organization. The Bush administration has brought twelve. Twelve cases. They haven’t even been able to stand up for our jobs.

  Jennifer Granholm

• The civil unrest of recent days must come to an end, and the healing process must begin for the future of the community. We will provide assistance both in ending the violence and enabling the healing process in Benton Harbor.

  Jennifer Granholm

• That’s one of the most exciting things about Michigan’s future. We need to, we must capitalize on our alternative-energy vehicles that we can produce right here.

  Jennifer Granholm

• So we just hope that all of these governors who are grappling will be able to provide the basic services to our citizens and not have to cut things that really are painful.

  Jennifer Granholm

• Obviously we want to keep the jobs we’ve got.

  Jennifer Granholm

• If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction.

  Jennifer Granholm

• If you are going to be progressive, then you have to make progress. And that sometimes depends on breaking a few legs.

  Jennifer Granholm

• If the person at the wheel refuses to ask for directions, it is time for a new driver.

  Jennifer Granholm

• I’ve, we have in this state, like many other states, we’re experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we’re trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits.

  Jennifer Granholm

• I have not made any suggestions about climate change. This is more about blending or shifting the conversation about the environment versus the economy. It’s just such an old, outdated conversation.

  Jennifer Granholm

Jennifer Granholm (87)

Birth:	5th February, 1959
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lawyer, Politician

About

Jennifer Mulhern Granholm was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an American Democratic politician and lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011. She earned a BA degree in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1984. She earned a JD degree from Harvard Law School in 1987, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. She is the author of book (memoir), entitled A Governor's Story: The Fight for Jobs and America's Economic Future (with Dan Mulhern).

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