A renewed commitment to the freedom and opportunity of our people is the touchstone of our time. In this new century, where tests are many and challenges change with the shifting of the wind, we must hold fast to the principles that have made our nation the envy of the world.
Bill Owens
A strong economy begins with a strong, well-educated workforce.
Bill Owens
Actions, not words, are the ultimate results of leadership.
Bill Owens
All the faith and good will in the world is wasted without direction.
Bill Owens
Americans no longer look to government for economic security; rather, they look to their portfolios.
Bill Owens
As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States.
Bill Owens
Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide.
Bill Owens
Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much.
Bill Owens
Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.
Bill Owens
Government frequently has a problem recognizing perception versus reality.
Bill Owens
I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security.
Bill Owens
Ideally the world would look like Davos, where there's more security than we can even see on the street.
Bill Owens
If you ask me to compromise on principle, I will get out the veto pen.
Bill Owens
In this new century, our commitment to family and to faith, to community and opportunity, to freedom and to hope, will be the light that shines to lead us forward.
Bill Owens
It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader.
Bill Owens
It will take years to bring Iraq the democracy it deserves.
Bill Owens
Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry.
Bill Owens
Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, no matter what the project.
Bill Owens
Our American story, for generations, is of a people who seek to move forward. A people who look at a mountain and worry not about the tough climb ahead, but dream about the view from the summit.
Bill Owens
This year, we must address the Colorado Paradox. We have more college degrees per capita than any state. Yet we lag the nation in the percentage of students who go on to higher education.
Bill Owens
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