John Engler
John Engler

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

John Engler
John Engler

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

John Engler
John Engler

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
John Engler

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
John Engler

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
John Engler

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
John Engler

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

John Engler
John Engler

I don't put labels on myself.

John Engler
John Engler

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
John Engler

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

John Engler
John Engler

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

John Engler
John Engler

The asbestos problem impacts everyone.

John Engler
John Engler

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

John Engler
John Engler

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
John Engler

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

John Engler
John Engler

Nobody gets any guarantees.

John Engler
John Engler

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

John Engler
John Engler

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

John Engler
John Engler

I'm a compassionate conservative.

John Engler
John Engler

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