 I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country. |
| I created no authority that wasn't already there under the constitution. |
| And there should not be a limit on the creation of new public schools. We ought to expand choices for parents. |
| Michigan is also the only industrial state that has a AAA credit rating. |
| The current Michigan Constitution was written in 1961 and '62. |
| Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. |
| Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work. |
| Nobody gets any guarantees. |
| We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor. |
| I'm a compassionate conservative. |
| Manufacturers account for nearly 60 percent of all industrial research and development. |
| The Clean Michigan Initiative has been and continues to be a success. |
| 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. |
| I kept telling everyone I wasn't going to Washington to stay. I go to visit. |
| I care about the children of Detroit. |
| I don't put labels on myself. |
| Believe me, I'm not going to try to get into testing. |
