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Quotes by Bill Richardson

A state's income level is directly linked to the education levels of its residents. And we must support our schools - with real, tangible resources. There's no way of getting around that fact. And if you cut school spending during tough times, your state is going to suffer. Poverty rates will increase. Property crime will increase.
– Bill Richardson
And the president is basically saying, on Social Security, 'This is my issue. This is my proposal. Take it or leave it.'
– Bill Richardson
As state leaders, I think its important for us to provide our perspectives on issues we face every day - like access to school spending, access to health care and governing in a global economy.
– Bill Richardson
Education enables people and societies to be what they can be. It is education that allows us to see that we are in this for the long haul, and it is education that will give us the tools we need to build a better future.
– Bill Richardson
Few needs are more pressing, or more deserving of our attention, than taking care of the men and women of the U.S. armed forces.
– Bill Richardson
I believe the Bush Administration deserves credit for putting pressure, and saying that authoritarian regimes have to go.
– Bill Richardson
I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a difference.
– Bill Richardson
I don't have all the answers. I need your help, your guidance, and your leadership to tackle the challenges before us.
– Bill Richardson
I support the offshore oil and gas leasing moratoriums that the Bush Administration has continued off coastal states including California and Florida. Now I want to ask the coastal states, the Bush Administration, and Congress to support leasing moratoriums for some ecologically sensitive onshore areas, as well.
– Bill Richardson
I've been told that I have a lot of energy. The secret is that I use renewable resources. Some days I'm solar powered. Some days I'm wind powered. And some people in this room might think I'm hybrid gas-powered. You'll just have to guess which it is today.
– Bill Richardson
Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free.
– Bill Richardson
Our future will not be determined by chance, but rather by the choices we make today, and in the days and weeks ahead.
– Bill Richardson
Raising a family is difficult enough. But it's even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet. They don't need more obstacles. They need more opportunities.
– Bill Richardson
Sixty-four teams start [NCAA tournament] and they're whittled down to just one. Kind of reminds me of what we've done with our allies.
– Bill Richardson
The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region, and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq.
– Bill Richardson
The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.
– Bill Richardson
This is a great job. The best job I've ever had. Because I go to work for the people of New Mexico everyday. And I've tried to follow a few simple lessons to serve the people well. Be bold. Never fail to act. Keep your promises. And make a difference.
– Bill Richardson
We as a people, as a state, and as a community, have too much promise, too much potential, and too much at stake to go any other way than forward. We are too strong in our hearts, too innovative in our minds, and too firm in our beliefs to retreat from our goals.
– Bill Richardson
We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.
– Bill Richardson
We know that kids with quality early learning opportunities are more likely to graduate from high school, more likely to graduate from college, and more likely to earn higher income. And we know for every one dollar we invest in early education, we save seven dollars down the line in welfare, special education, and criminal justice costs. Our children deserve the chance for an early start on success.
– Bill Richardson
We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.
– Bill Richardson
We're a superpower with a Third World grid.
– Bill Richardson
Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, our nation is stronger when we are respected throughout the world.
– Bill Richardson
You're talking to a country [North Korea] that is very, very unsteady, that is very weird, the way they act. But that's the way they are.
– Bill Richardson
President Clinton is going to embrace President Obama, as he should. They are working together. They're different kinds of people. Obama is cool, Clinton is a schmoozer. Both are great speakers. It's a great merging of the party.
– Bill Richardson
Fracking is doable if there's full disclosure of all chemicals used. Secondly, science dictates the policy rather than politics. Third, there's collaboration between environmental groups and the natural gas industry.
– Bill Richardson