It's been said that government doesn't create jobs, business does. For the most part, this is true. But government creates the environment in which businesses can excel and expand.

Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope.

Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.

I couldn't do that as attorney general. Why? Because they are my clients. You can't say they're not doing what they ought to be doing when you are the attorney general.

I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.

I will never be able to create a budget from scratch with the amount of time that I have, but my instructions remain the same: Give me a budget that has no new revenue.

In the field of health care, we are giving people access to insurance who have not had it before.

It is time for us to turn a corner and come together, put our differences behind us and focus on the future.

It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.

It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor.

Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.

We've established a Washington State Academy of Sciences that will enable us to make decisions based on science about what is right for our state, meaning the quality of our lives will get better.