Jennifer Granholm Quotes - Page 2

When I was fresh out of law school, I had a burning desire to do something important, to have an impact in some way, but I didn't know what it was.

There is a gentleness in Michigan that you just can't replicate.

Today in America we are no more "post-racial" than we are "post-partisan." We have a long way to go.

Public service used to be the highest of callings, until people like Madame Voldemort vilified it.

I really want to be governor when I have a partner in the White House.

We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling some books.

California is beautiful to look at, but you can't be a part of it like you can in Michigan.

Don't mistake niceness for weakness.

We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.

If you don't have an auto industry, you will not be secure as a nation because you won't have a backbone like manufacturing to be able to put people to work in producing the means to you keep you secure.

For most of the 20th century, we didn't just enjoy economic success in Michigan, we defined it. Our innovators and entrepreneurs created the world's most productive companies, and our unions made sure that productivity led to broad middle class prosperity.

Truly, to blame the president for high gas prices is like blaming Rudy Giuliani for 9/11.

If the person at the wheel refuses to ask for directions, it is time for a new driver.

California has a beautiful coastline. It can be a rough coastline. The waves are huge. The rocks are steep. Same thing in Vancouver. It has a beautiful coastline. It's dramatic.

We're on the cusp, on the brink, of enormous change in this country.

We need to continue to make the case that Michigan is where you ought to be.

We have gasoline at $2 a gallon. If that doesn't drive demand, I don't know what will.

Team Obama continues to dominate new media, spending far more effort and money than Team Romney in targeted online youth outreach.

Obviously we want to keep the jobs we've got.

A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told us was that he did not want to sacrifice jobs and that he wanted to work with the auto industry to achieve that goal.

From a reality perspective, I'm sure part of that is true, but this is the largest blackout in U.S. history. If that is not a signal that we have got a problem that needs to be fixed, I don't know what is.

I have not made any suggestions about climate change. This is more about blending or shifting the conversation about the environment versus the economy. It's just such an old, outdated conversation.

I actually prepared Vice President Biden for his debate in the last election. I played Sarah Palin. It's a little tough debating a woman.

I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits.

So we just hope that all of these governors who are grappling will be able to provide the basic services to our citizens and not have to cut things that really are painful.