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

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.

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.

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.

Your life can end at any time, and it can end more than once. But it can also begin more than once.

[Tea-masters] have given emphasis to our natural love of simplicity, and shown us the beauty of humility. In fact, through their teachings tea has entered the life of the people.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the world we were young in.

The hope of all who suffer, The dread of all who wrong.

'Call Me' is not an exceptional Al Green album, but it is as solid as a rock at its center.

I'm the most translated writer in the world, behind Lenin, Tolstoy, Gorki and Jules Verne. And they're all dead.

Leaving things behind and starting again is a way of coping with difficulties. I learnt very early in my life that I was able to leave a place and still remain myself.

I think that the process of making music is a hard one to describe as well.

When we undertake the impossible, we often fail to do anything at all.