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We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love.

Christine Gregoire

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Christine Gregoire
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 24
Former Governor Of Washington
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Michigan
Chris Gregoire
Christine O'Grady Gregoire
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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.
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Truly, the challenges we face are not Democratic challenges or Republican challenges. In fact, they are not political challenges at all they are fiscal challenges, and educational challenges, and the challenges of figuring out how to take care of each other...
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One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so.
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We have lots of studies about what's wrong with our education system. We need to accept responsibility, be bold, find solutions and move forward to make education a centerpiece of our economic development.
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We can leave our legacy only if we are willing to change - to go beyond partisan labels, and to solve the problems facing Washingtonians.
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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.
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Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope.
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Vernon Reis opened the world to me through books. He taught me that while I was physically firmly planted in blue-collar Auburn, Washington in the 50s and early 60s, intellectually I could go anywhere, explore anything, and sample exciting new ideas simply by opening a book.
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It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor.
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The US government should not be in the business of discrimination.
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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.
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If we want unity, we must all be unifiers. If we want accountability, each of us must be accountable for all we do.
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We cannot say to one couple that their love is deserving of marriage and to another that their love should only be called a partnership. 'Separate but equal' is never equal. Children of same-sex couples should not grow up wondering why their family is treated differently from other families
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Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.
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It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.
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