John Engler Quotes

• You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions.

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• While America’s infrastructure needs are substantial, there is no reason to delay completion of the highway bill. Every day of delay means jobs lost, investment opportunities missed and growth sacrificed.

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• We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they’re better off working.

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• We didn’t pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor.

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• 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.

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• The parent knows instinctively that if they’re working and setting an example for their child that means that child is more likely to be in school, more likely to stay out of trouble and more likely to complete their education.

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• The greatest luck that I’ve had has been the ability to find men and women who came into my administration who worked with me and brought extraordinary talents that we were able to take full advantage of.

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• The current Michigan Constitution was written in 1961 and ’62.

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• The Clean Michigan Initiative has been and continues to be a success.

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• The asbestos problem impacts everyone.

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• Sometimes it is better to begin the journey, to get under way, then it is to sit back and wait until such time that you’re convinced that all conditions are perfect and that there’ll be no surprises along the route.

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• Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take.

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• Nobody gets any guarantees.

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• Michigan is also the only industrial state that has a AAA credit rating.

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• Manufacturers employ more than 14 million Americans doing what Americans do best, making things, building things, transforming raw materials into finished products.

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

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• I’ve gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.

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• I’ve 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.

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

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• I’m a compassionate conservative.

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John Engler (37)

Birth:	12th October, 1948
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician

About

John Mathias Engler was born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA. He is an American Republican politician, lawyer and businessman. He served as the 46th Governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. He served as Chair of the National Governors Association, a member of the Michigan Senate, and a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He graduated with a degree in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University in 1971. He earned a JD degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1981. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Universal Forest Products Inc., as a director of Dow Jones and Delta Air Lines, and as a trustee of Munder Funds. In 2013, he joined the advisory board of Blackford Capital's Michigan Prosperity Fund as chairman.

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