92 Quotes by John Engler

We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they’re better off working.

Very few charter schools are being created in some of the best school districts in the state. If you’re an educational innovator, that isn’t where the greatest need is.

While America’s infrastructure needs are substantial, there is no reason to delay completion of the highway bill. Every day of delay means jobs lost, investment opportunities missed and growth sacrificed.

I had made a decision early on that we were going to do the right things and that if they worked we were going to be very successful. And if for some reason they didn’t, all the claims and the protestations and the excuses wouldn’t make any difference.

Believe me, I’m not going to try to get into testing.

Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they’re not teaching because of the financial rewards.

I kept telling everyone I wasn’t going to Washington to stay. I go to visit.

I just have a position that any child that’s in a failing school should be able to get out, or be in a position to have that school fixed.

The greatest luck that I’ve had has been the ability to find men and women who came into my administration who worked with me and brought extraordinary talents that we were able to take full advantage of.