62 Quotes by Gary Locke

I think that it's a cut in the budget that is not wise, ... We've seen the benefits of that type of preparation and public education to both businesses, homeowners and governments, so I think we ought to keep that money because it can save lives and cut down on future losses.

Our hearts go out to the hundreds of people whose homes have been endangered by floods and mudslides.

That was good to see. Last season was a bit stop and start for 'Sticky' but I think we will now see him go from strength to strength because he has class.

While costly fantasies of this kind present a mouthwatering bonanza to software manufacturers and other corporate sponsors, what they bode for education is nothing short of disastrous, ... Education is not reducible to the downloading of information.

We really need to look at trade in general between the United States and all countries in the world, not just one particular country.

We've made great strides in raising academic achievement during the past seven years. I am especially proud that Washington led the nation last year in reading scores for African-American fourth graders. African-American eighth graders in Washington scored better in math than in all but three states. We are closing the achievement gap.

We need the private sector to succeed, because if the private sector succeeds, America succeeds. Because it's not the government that produces jobs, it's the private sector.

We are in dire straits come this January, ... If they're (California) telling us now they will not be able to give us any bit of electricity, we have a major crisis coming up.

We got in there and knocked it down in about five minutes. We were fortunate.