Quotes by Roy Romer

“There werent sufficient checks in place,”

“Im not just a politician, ... Im a guy who has a real deep, substantive, commitment to education.”

“But even if I were not term-limited, I would say I need to move on anyhow, ... There is a certain freshness you need as governor and none of us need to be growing stale in office.”

“I know that creek well, ... It just catches your breath when you see that amount of damage.”

“We didnt just do well, we did well against history and against dollars.”

“I do think there is something to be said for those who have significant experience at state level and have run campaigns or have been deeply involved in grass roots political campaigns and who have actual hands-on experience,”

“In the course of this marriage, about 16 years ago, I began to work with a person who became a very close professional colleague and a very good personal friend, ”

“I know this man, Ive known him for 15 years, hes my friend. I believe him. Hes categorically denied it,”

“[Whitman won four years ago with a promise to cut state income taxes by 30 percent, and did it. Clinton said that sounded good but left a hangover of debt and local taxes, leading to a competitive race] we shouldnt even be having up there because the economys good with an incumbent governor. ... Even if we come close and do not win, itll be a great victory for this party.”

“I think the American people were saying we do not want to have further investigation. We want to close this off. They clearly made a separation between the personal conduct ... They want Congress to wrap it up, get it behind them, so we can get on to the issues that the president has been working with Congress.”

“I was asked, did I have an affair and did I have a sexual relationship. My answer was no. Now, let me explain that answer. There was no sexual relationship. Affair is a word you have to interpret. I chose in those years, 1990, 1994 to interpret that if you dont have a sexual relationship, you dont have an affair,”

“This is a truly historic vote. Los Angeles is making a massive statement that we want to educate our children right. It makes up for 35 years of neglect.”

“They neglected building any high schools here for 30 years,”

“It is clear that we must still implement programs to move up our API scores at all levels, but we are encouraged with the trend,”

“Our information is that [the fund-raising plan] probably was raised by a Teamster representative to a member of our staff, but it was never implemented, ... Meet The Press.”

“I know why they went after the president. After youve killed the tobacco act, after youve killed an attempt to pass an HMO (reform bill), after youve killed the attempt to put 5,000 new school buildings in America, what else can you do?”

“Weve done a remarkable job in a short amount of time, and I think they appreciated that. But there is a lot of work left to do. This isnt a miracle cure.”

We can do better in higher education. And it is more than just technology. Its also an attitude on the part of faculty. We need to think through how we can produce a better quality product at less cost.

Interactive computers and software will, I think, provide a less costly method of doing some kinds of inquiry, in knowledge acquisition and even reasoning and interaction.

Productivity is going to be a critical issue. And its not just about getting more time for professors in the classroom. It involves reexamining the learning experience and restructuring faculty and the use of faculty time.