16 Quotes by Jim Edgar

After a lot of thought, a lot of anguish, we've decided I will not be a candidate for governor, ... There have been literally thousands of people who have written us, stopped us on the street, asking us to run. That's what makes this very difficult.

This is a two-step dance and the first step starts tomorrow.

They could go back to mediation. If they do, the mediators will stay out of the spotlight as much as they can. They're trying to establish a climate where both sides can talk.

In some ways, the campaign's going to, maybe, be the easiest part of this process. The next four years of governing is going to be extremely difficult. So far as aggravation, I figure all five years is going to be aggravation.

I was always accused of being too stiff. In 1974, when I ran my first primary race for state rep, I was chief aide to the speaker of the House, I knew the issues and understood state government. But what I found out the hard way is that you can know all the ins and outs but people want to know you, your family.

America has been a beacon of hope for vulnerable people throughout the world.

George W. Bush is a leader, and that's what we need in the White House. George Bush is someone you can believe and trust.