18 Quotes by Bev Perdue

I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that.

I've always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out.

Unlike Mitt Romney, President Obama is standing up for Planned Parenthood.

I have spent my tenure in office - and, in fact, my adult lifetime - fighting for things that I care deeply about. And as anyone who knows me will tell you, I do not back down from tough fights.

Women have to be very vigilant, and demand the very best in public schools, health care and pay, those things that men and women of this state value are at risk.

Education has fundamentally changed my life. It’s perhaps the mission of my life. I’m wed to it in a very powerful and personal way. And I chose the pathway that I believe could make me the most significant on changing the outcomes that we see now in North Carolina.

I have spent my tenure in office – and, in fact, my adult lifetime – fighting for things that I care deeply about. And as anyone who knows me will tell you, I do not back down from tough fights.

At the end of the day, things don’t get better unless you continue to invest in your workforce. And I’ve not heard any Republican talk about education and the investment in the future workforce.

I’ve always been me. I’ve always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out.