John Engler Quotes

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.
John Engler

Time, Perfect, Sometimes

Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards.
John Engler

Financial, Teachers, Teaching

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

Hard, Win, Working

I had made a decision early on that we were going to do the right things and that if they worked we were going to be very successful. And if for some reason they didn't, all the claims and the protestations and the excuses wouldn't make any difference.
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Successful, Decision, Made

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.
John Engler

Same, Wish, Others

And there should not be a limit on the creation of new public schools. We ought to expand choices for parents.
John Engler

Parents, Public, Choices

As governor, I learned the importance of having an agenda.
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Learned, Importance, Agenda

As you look around the country there are still a significant number of states where their whole school debate is over school funding and we've been focused on the quality debate for most of the '90s.
John Engler

School, Country, Around

Believe me, I'm not going to try to get into testing.
John Engler

Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.
John Engler

Work, Employees, Remarkable

I care about the children of Detroit.
John Engler

Care, Children, Detroit

I created no authority that wasn't already there under the constitution.
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Authority, Created

I don't put labels on myself.
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I expect my next job to be outside government.
John Engler

Government, Job, Next

I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.
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Work, Saying, Old

I just have a position that any child that's in a failing school should be able to get out, or be in a position to have that school fixed.
John Engler

School, Able, Child

I kept telling everyone I wasn't going to Washington to stay. I go to visit.
John Engler

Everyone, Stay, Washington

I think we've got outstanding teaching in Michigan classrooms.
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Teaching, Michigan, Classrooms

I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools.
John Engler

Wish, Failing, Schools

I'm a compassionate conservative.
John Engler

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

Job, Start, Off

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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Important, Felt, Fullest

I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.
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Country, Gone, Serving

Manufacturers account for nearly 60 percent of all industrial research and development.
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Research, Percent, Industrial

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

Best, Making, Building

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: October 12, 1948

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