Jennifer Granholm Quotes

So we just hope that all of these governors who are grappling will be able to provide the basic services to our citizens and not have to cut things that really are painful.

Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United States.

We honor the dead best by treating the living well.

California has a beautiful coastline. It can be a rough coastline. The waves are huge. The rocks are steep. Same thing in Vancouver. It has a beautiful coastline. It's dramatic.

Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.

Don't mistake niceness for weakness.

There's more technology in your car than there is in your computer. It's got thousands of parts in it. It's extremely sophisticated, all that robotics.

As a state we are so uniquely positioned in so many ways. Our geography, our placement in the country, and our history positions us to be the state that propels energy efficiency as an industry.

We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people's feet to the fire.

I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need

Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst — and that brings the whole country down.

Caring for veterans shouldn’t be a partisan issue. It should an American one.

There is a gentleness in Michigan that you just can't replicate.

Sometimes leadership is planting trees under whose shade you'll never sit.

We're on the cusp, on the brink, of enormous change in this country.

We have gasoline at $2 a gallon. If that doesn't drive demand, I don't know what will.

Do we want in this nation to lose the backbone of manufacturing in this country? Do we want to be a nation that doesn't want to manufacture anything?

There is no reason why, with the huge potential for market out there in the world for fuel-efficient vehicles, we can't be the cutting edge for change.

California is beautiful to look at, but you can't be a part of it like you can in Michigan.

That's one of the most exciting things about Michigan's future. We need to, we must capitalize on our alternative-energy vehicles that we can produce right here.

If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction.

As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice.

We need to continue to make the case that Michigan is where you ought to be.

If the person at the wheel refuses to ask for directions, it is time for a new driver.

When you get to the extremes there is, sometimes, just the need where you have to stand up.

We are taking the steps necessary to be ready to send whatever assistance is requested of us, and we are preparing to receive citizens who seek refuge in our state

I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits.

If you are going to be progressive, then you have to make progress. And that sometimes depends on breaking a few legs.

Voter suppression laws, overzealous filibuster use, you name it - the Republicans use every tactic they can to stop our democracy from actually selecting the person with the most support.

This is the place where anybody - like an African American kid raised by a single mom - can be president.

I urge you to be bold. Life isn't changed from the balcony. Get onto the floor and dance, dance, dance.

America needs to be able to be energy-independent, and the electric vehicle, the battery technology is one way of getting there.

Studies have shown that since women have had access to the pill and family planning measures, they have made huge gains in both wages and in careers that were dominated by men.

The Kerry campaign was a difficult one to be involved with, it is a real juggling act to set the tone and pace of these things accurately.

Bill Ford, Jr., is somebody who wants to move this industry, to lead the nation in making us independent of foreign oil, of making the green vehicle.

Those who devote their lives to serving our country, children, and neighborhoods are giving back. They have answered the call to serve.

There's only so far you can go before you say enough is enough.

I have not made any suggestions about climate change. This is more about blending or shifting the conversation about the environment versus the economy. It's just such an old, outdated conversation.

In five years, you're going to be blown away by the strength and diversity of Michigan's transformed economy.

We aren't leveraging this great economic engine, the strongest economy in the world. And yet we have this totally weak response. We import $500 billion a year more in products than we export.

Our economic competitors ... are eating us for lunch, and we can get in the game or not. We can be at the table, or we can be on the table.

I love the protest signs protected by the First Amendment - some of them humorous, some of them passionate, some factual, some entirely incorrect - all of them free ideas.

I understand that Republicans-running-against-Obamacare-in-order-to-save-Medicare is a clever jujitsu. But how long will they play out that argument before they get back to the economy?

I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk.

Today in America we are no more "post-racial" than we are "post-partisan." We have a long way to go.

Every single country that has an auto industry is stepping forward to help that auto industry. Why wouldn't we help this industry too, because it needs 3.5 million jobs.

When I was fresh out of law school, I had a burning desire to do something important, to have an impact in some way, but I didn't know what it was.

I actually prepared Vice President Biden for his debate in the last election. I played Sarah Palin. It's a little tough debating a woman.

Truly, to blame the president for high gas prices is like blaming Rudy Giuliani for 9/11.

We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling some books.