John Engler

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

“The current Michigan Constitution was written in 1961 and '62.”

“Manufacturers employ more than 14 million Americans doing what Americans do best, making things, building things, transforming raw materials into finished products.”

“And there should not be a limit on the creation of new public schools. We ought to expand choices for parents.”

“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.”

“As you look around the country there are still a significant number of states where their whole school debate is over school funding and we've been focused on the quality debate for most of the '90s.”

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

“I don't put labels on myself.”

“I expect my next job to be outside government.”

“Nobody gets any guarantees.”

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

“Michigan is also the only industrial state that has a AAA credit rating.”

“I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start.”

“I care about the children of Detroit.”

“Sometimes it is better to begin the journey, to get under way, then it is to sit back and wait until such time that you're convinced that all conditions are perfect and that there'll be no surprises along the route.”

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

“I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.”