62 Quotes by Gary Locke

The U.S. tries to provide immigrants who grow up here with a world-class education and imbue them with the can-do attitude that has long defined American innovation.

They spoke Chinese... He was very impressed that the parents were keeping Chinese customs and culture alive.

A lot of overpasses and roads ... have sunk,

It's not legal to burn trash under Indiana law.

For generations, people have come to U.S. shores to seek opportunity. It's what my grandfather did a century ago, when he came to Seattle, and worked as a houseboy just one mile from the Washington State governor's mansion that I was privileged to inhabit for eight years.

It's funny, when I speak to people they can't believe I'm only 30. It's probably because of all the wrinkles on my face.

Everybody simply wants to be reunited with their family members, their loved ones,

They just wanted the Chinese to know and the family of the Chinese pilot to know that they care about that family as well, ... And they're all families, whether you're Chinese or American, people are concerned about their loved ones.

I'm proposing increases that amount to a nickel on a can of pop or beer - and you all know that I love soda pop. I drink Pepsis all the time and I'm willing to pay 5 cents more. We're proposing a quarter on a good bottle of wine and less than $1.50 on a fifth of hard liquor, the good stuff.