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Quotes by Christine Gregoire

All of us basically want the same things: opportunity for our children, and prosperity for our families and communities.
– Christine Gregoire
An educated, well-trained workforce is the key to our state's economic prosperity. We need to take down the no vacancy sign and ensure we are focusing on the needs of both today and tomorrow's employers.
– Christine Gregoire
Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.
– Christine Gregoire
Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope.
– Christine Gregoire
Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.
– Christine Gregoire
I am very focused on that. I believe Washington ought to proudly stand up and say we do not believe in, we do not accept, and we will not tolerate discrimination.
– Christine Gregoire
I am willing to take risks, and willing to tolerate failure as long as we admit it, can learn from it and keep moving forward.
– Christine Gregoire
I'm a person of faith, [but] I don't carry it on my sleeve.
– Christine Gregoire
If we want unity, we must all be unifiers. If we want accountability, each of us must be accountable for all we do.
– Christine Gregoire
It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.
– Christine Gregoire
It's been said that government doesn't create jobs, business does. For the most part, this is true. But government creates the environment in which businesses can excel and expand.
– Christine Gregoire
It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.
– Christine Gregoire
One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so.
– Christine Gregoire
Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.
– Christine Gregoire
The last few months have been far too divisive for the good of our state.I believe we must work aggressively to enact the policies that are needed to strengthen our state's economy and improve the lives of all Washingtonians.
– Christine Gregoire
There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care to all its people.
– Christine Gregoire
To get things done, we must work together. We must meet in the middle to work out our differences and find the best solutions.
– Christine Gregoire
Truly, the challenges we face are not Democratic challenges or Republican challenges. In fact, they are not political challenges at all; they are fiscal challenges, and educational challenges, and the challenges of figuring out how to take care of each other.
– Christine Gregoire
Vernon Reis opened the world to me through books. He taught me that while I was physically firmly planted in blue-collar Auburn, Washington in the 50s and early 60s, intellectually I could go anywhere, explore anything, and sample exciting new ideas simply by opening a book.
– Christine Gregoire
We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love.
– Christine Gregoire
We can leave our legacy only if we are willing to change - to go beyond partisan labels, and to solve the problems facing Washingtonians.
– Christine Gregoire
We have lots of studies about what's wrong with our education system. We need to accept responsibility, be bold, find solutions and move forward to make education a centerpiece of our economic development.
– Christine Gregoire
We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.
– Christine Gregoire
We must work to help all families and all communities realize their dream of a better future.
– Christine Gregoire
When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential.
– Christine Gregoire
We've established a Washington State Academy of Sciences that will enable us to make decisions based on science about what is right for our state, meaning the quality of our lives will get better.
– Christine Gregoire
In the field of health care, we are giving people access to insurance who have not had it before.
– Christine Gregoire
I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.
– Christine Gregoire