Kathleen Blanco Quotes

• Poverty is everyone's problem. It cuts across any line you can name: age, race, social, geographic or religious. Whether you are black or white; rich, middle-class or poor, we are ALL touched by poverty

  Kathleen Blanco

  Religious, Cutting, Rich Or Poor

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• I know that government doesn't have the all solutions that real solutions do not come from the top down. Instead, the ways to end poverty come from all of us. We are part of the solution.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Real, Top Down, Government

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• Think about it: Every educated person is not rich, but almost every education person has a job and a way out of poverty. So education is a fundamental solution to poverty.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Education, Jobs, Thinking

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• At the state level, we must take a careful look at what went wrong and make sure it never happens again. The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Responsibility, Levels, Bucks

  Address To A Joint Session of the Louisiana State Legislature, delivered 14 September 2005, Baton Rouge, LA

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• My values, our values, aren't about pointing fingers. They are about offering a helping hand.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Offering, Hands, Helping

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• God calls us to care for our fellow man, especially the neediest. I feel that call to lift up the less fortunate; the call to improve our communities and our state. It drives me to serve Louisiana as governor.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Men, Community, Louisiana

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• Let me be clear - I want all Louisiana citizens to have choice - including the elderly and persons with disabilities - and their families - who rely on the state for their care.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Elderly, Choices, Citizens

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• These troops know how to shoot and kill and I expect they will.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Troops, Know How, Knows

  "New Orleans rocked by huge blasts". news.bbc.co.uk. September 2, 2005.

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• The challenges presented by our budget crisis are some of the most difficult we have ever faced. We are - very simply put -adjusting to reality. These times, and our citizens, demand change.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Reality, Challenges, Citizens

  "New Orleans Recovery Efforts". Interview with Ray Suarez, www.pbs.org. November 22, 2005.

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• When I'm out hustling up new industries, I can offer Louisiana's many selling points. We have unmatched natural resources, a unique culture and fantastic workers.

  Kathleen Blanco

  Unique, Hustle, Louisiana

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