Christine Gregoire's Quotes

Christine O’Grady Gregoire (; born March 24, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 22nd governor of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington; Gregoire chaired the National Governors Association for the 2010–2011 term. She also served on the Governors’ Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Christine Gregoire's selected quotes:

Christine Gregoire about Responsibility:

It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build ...
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Christine Gregoire about Health:

There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care ...
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Christine Gregoire about Health:

In the field of health care, we are giving people access to insurance who have not ...
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Christine Gregoire about Work:

When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their ...
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Christine Gregoire about Appreciation:

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing ...
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Christine O’Grady Gregoire (; born March 24, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 22nd commissioner of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A believer of the Democratic Party, she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 and another time in 2008. She is the second female proprietor of Washington; Gregoire chaired the National Governors Association for the 2010–2011 term. She furthermore served upon the Governors’ Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

All quotes from Christine Gregoire sorted alphabetically:

Christine Gregoire about Education:

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

Christine Gregoire about Education:

Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.

Christine Gregoire about Education:

Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope.

Christine Gregoire about Time:

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.

Christine Gregoire about Work:

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.

Christine Gregoire about Doing:

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.

Christine Gregoire about Time:

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

Christine Gregoire about Health:

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

Christine Gregoire about Free:

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

Christine Gregoire about Thought:

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

Christine Gregoire about Future:

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.

Christine Gregoire about Education:

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.

Christine Gregoire about Responsibility:

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

Christine Gregoire about Business:

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.

Christine Gregoire about Health:

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

Christine Gregoire about Appreciation:

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.

Christine Gregoire about Love:

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

Christine Gregoire about Political:

Truly, the challenges we face are not Democratic challenges or Republican challenges. In fact, they are not political challenges at all, they are fiscal challenges, and educational challenges, and the challenges of figuring out how to take care of each other.

Christine Gregoire about Choices:

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.

Christine Gregoire about May:

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

Christine Gregoire about Time:

We can seize this time and do it our way and in the process be proud of ourselves and prosper as well.

Christine Gregoire about Great:

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

Christine Gregoire about Work:

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

Christine Gregoire about Work:

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.

Christine Gregoire about Science:

We've established a Washington State Academy of Sciences that will enable us to make decisions based on science about what is right for our state, meaning the quality of our lives will get better.