Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.
- John Engler
Work, Doing, Remarkable, Manufacturers
Manufacturers account for nearly 60 percent of all industrial research and development.
- John Engler
Development, Industrial, Manufacturers
Manufacturers employ more than 14 million Americans doing what Americans do best, making things, building things, transforming raw materials into finished products.
- John Engler
Doing, Making, Employ, Manufacturers
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
Michigan, Against, Virtually, National Economy
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.
- John Engler
Reason, Some, Very, Claims
You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions.
- John Engler
Working, Making, Decisions
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, Out, Any, Fixed
Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take.
- John Engler
Body, Take, Purest, Redistricting
I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools.
- John Engler
Wish, Other, I Wish, Detroit
I care about the children of Detroit.
- John Engler
Children, About, I Care, Detroit
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.
- John Engler
Been, Use, Felt, Legislative
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
Journey, Wait, Perfect, Surprises
I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.
- John Engler
Work, Old, Get, Luckier
I think we've got outstanding teaching in Michigan classrooms.
- John Engler
Think, I Think, Outstanding, Classrooms
And there should not be a limit on the creation of new public schools. We ought to expand choices for parents.
- John Engler
New, Public, Expand, Ought
I'm a compassionate conservative.
- John Engler
Conservative, Compassionate
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.
- John Engler
Some, Very, School Districts, Innovator
I kept telling everyone I wasn't going to Washington to stay. I go to visit.
- John Engler
Everyone, Going, Telling, Visit
As governor, I learned the importance of having an agenda.
- John Engler
Importance, Having, Learned, Agenda
I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start.
- John Engler
Doing, Very, Terrific, President Bush
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.
- John Engler
Luck, Been, Full Advantage, Talents
The asbestos problem impacts everyone.
- John Engler
Problem, Everyone, Impacts
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.
- John Engler
Reason, Completion, Needs, Substantial
Nobody gets any guarantees.
- John Engler
Nobody, Gets, Any, Guarantees
I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.
- John Engler
Country, Governors, Longest, Serving
Michigan is also the only industrial state that has a AAA credit rating.
- John Engler
Michigan, Only, Industrial, Credit Rating
Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards.
- John Engler
Professionalism, Given, Rewards
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.
- John Engler
Parent, Means, Likely, Complete
The Clean Michigan Initiative has been and continues to be a success.
- John Engler
Success, Michigan, Been, Initiative
I don't put labels on myself.
- John Engler
Myself, Put, Labels
The current Michigan Constitution was written in 1961 and '62.
- John Engler
Constitution, Michigan, Current
We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor.
- John Engler
Pass, Executive, Governor, Constitutional
We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working.
- John Engler
Broken, Better, Found, Dependency
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
Country, Over, Still, Funding
I created no authority that wasn't already there under the constitution.
- John Engler
Constitution, Created, Authority
Believe me, I'm not going to try to get into testing.
- John Engler
Me, Going, Get, Testing
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