I kept telling everyone I wasn't going to Washington to stay. I go to visit.

Ive 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.

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

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

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

I care about the children of Detroit.

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.

Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.

The asbestos problem impacts everyone.

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

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.

A soul needs a purpose to live and so I concluded that my purpose was to kill everyone besides myself. I felt alive.--Gaara

In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand that there is a real lack of respect for the brain.

Bringing the IRS to heel can start with re-energizing and expanding congressional investigations and holding accountable those responsible for the targeting and other abuses.

It is not a lie to keep the truth to oneself.

The Civil War ravaged the Southern states, while leaving the North untouched.

Liberty and equality--lovely and sacred words!

The sad discovery of the adult world was the permanent truth: you don't always do what you want to do; you do what you must.

I have had much to learn from Sweden's poetry and, more especially, from her lyrics of the last generation.

Only when we're broken are we whole.

In the last analysis, terrorism is an idea generated by capitalism to justify better defense measures to safeguard capitalism.