Quotes by Dirk Kempthorne

“This is the way federal land management should work. Cooperation, not confrontation, should be the hallmark of conservation efforts.”

“While the Government has a responsibility to its citizens to be prepared, to take steps to protect them, it is also the Governments role to ensure that her citizens can continue with their role - which is to be productive, to generate jobs, to put meals on their tables, to guide our children to a bright future.”

“The men and women who serve this nation and this state are our guardians of peace and they do so at great personal risk.”

“You have it within your grasp to be regarded as one of the greatest legislative sessions in the history of the state. If youre bold and if youre ready to aggressively reach for our future, all the ingredients are here. The opportunities are waiting for us.”

“What we cannot have is grandparents competing with grandchildren for state resources.”

“In my public service, I treasure my friendship with law enforcement officers. I admire what they do and support them in every aspect of their job. I have always looked upon law enforcement officers as my friends.”

“Experts say that if children cant read by the end of the fifth grade, they lose self-confidence and self-esteem, making them more likely to enter the juvenile justice system.”

“It is my honor to serve with you, the people of Idaho. This great state, this forty-third star in the galaxy of states that form the greatest nation in the world.”

“Government alone cannot solve the problems we deal with in our correctional facilities, treatment centers, homeless shelters and crisis centers - we need our faith-based and community partners.”

“Did they come by this way?”

In my public service, I treasure my friendship with law enforcement officers. I admire what they do and support them in every aspect of their job. I have always looked upon law enforcement officers as my friends.

Government alone cannot solve the problems we deal with in our correctional facilities, treatment centers, homeless shelters and crisis centers - we need our faith-based and community partners.