Christine Gregoire

“One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so.”

“Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.”

“It is time for us to turn a corner and come together, put our differences behind us and focus on the future.”

“We are thinking ahead to long-term care, aware that many folks don't plan ahead and won't be ready. We want to see to it that people will have choices.”

“It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.”

“When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential.”

“Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.”

“Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.”

“It's been said that government doesn't create jobs, business does. For the most part, this is true. But government creates the environment in which businesses can excel and expand.”

“We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love.”

“In the field of health care, we are giving people access to insurance who have not had it before.”

“It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.”

“We must work to help all families and all communities realize their dream of a better future.”

“We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great.”

“I will never be able to create a budget from scratch with the amount of time that I have, but my instructions remain the same: Give me a budget that has no new revenue.”

“It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor.”

“I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.”

“I couldn't do that as attorney general. Why? Because they are my clients. You can't say they're not doing what they ought to be doing when you are the attorney general.”

“There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care to all its people.”

“I'm free. I'm free to say what I feel.”