Dick DeVos Quotes

Consistent with past practice, the governor will talk about an idea but it will be months before we find out the details.

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People are concerned about tomorrow and next week.

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The governor is a great speech maker and if speech making and high-flying rhetoric were things that make this state great, Michigan would be back. I'm an optimist, too. But after three years of lack of results, I wonder if the people of Michigan are getting tired of being told they have to wait some more.

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We simply cannot allow for it to continue to kill our jobs and, frankly, to move our kids out of state.

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As a state, we have to engage the global marketplace. There is no alternative, no choice but to go out and win. The antagonists to this position see it as either/or -- either you invest in China or invest in Michigan. Most businesses do both. If your sales increase in any part of the world, the folks back home benefit.

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