Ted Kulongoski Quotes (20 Quotes)

Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.

Oregon has stood by ready to help at any time our fellow citizens affected by this terrible tragedy,

If we're going to compete with Canada and states from Louisiana to New Mexico, and hold on to our crews and the infrastructure of this industry here in Oregon, we had to invest,

This administration made great promises to the states about working as partners when it comes to managing and protecting our national forestlands - however its action has yet to match its rhetoric.

The power to shape Oregon's future remains where it has always been - in our collective hands.

The Administration should never have walked away from the Kyoto Treaty. Global warming is real and it is here today. The facts aren't the issue. The policy is the issue. I think the Administration's policy on global warming is dead wrong.

As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing the people of Oregon what they want and need most - an era of hope, change, and economic renewal.

There is nothing less inspiring and more unhelpful to the citizens of Oregon than the sound of one-hand clapping. I need your hand to join my hand.

Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.

The most important thing, ... is that you share Oregons commitment to our environment in creating sustainable communities and industries that will deliver success today with respect to preserving our quality of life for the future.

It is a sad commentary that today we face a choice between having schools that are a monument to our past - or schools that will be the lifeblood of our future. But since that is our choice, let us resolve to choose wisely.

As Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Oregon National Guard - with more than 1300 Guard troops and many other Oregon soldiers deployed overseas - it is my responsibility to ask whether our national leadership, which had a plan for starting this war, also has a plan for ending it.

Oregonians do not have 72 hours notice of a pending disaster, ... The events that can affect Oregonians happen with little or no notice.

I hope I never have to use it. But if I do, it may make the difference between life and death for me and my family.

A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy.

Amys Kitchen is a great victory for the Rogue Valley, ... This company is exactly the kind we want to recruit and retain in Oregon. Its a tremendous fit, because a lot of the companys suppliers are from Oregon.

When the 2005 Rule was announced, I made it clear that the federal governments actions placed an unfair and unnecessary burden on states that would amount to a price tag of millions of dollars and result in piecemeal management of federal forest land.

This is a state crisis, and we have to do something about it,

I do not come bearing a party label on my sleeve - or a quick fix in my back pocket. I do not come with a rigid ideology in my heart - or a soul that tells me to go it alone. I do not come to uproot tradition - or to be imprisoned by it.

a new beginning for this region and for this company.