Quotes from Doug Ducey

Franchises are independently owned and operated businesses whose owners are responsible for their operations.

Where opportunities to expand trade and commerce exist, we will lead, and we will partner.

I've visited schools all across our state, and the message is clear. Our kids have needs today, and our educators need more resources to do their jobs.

Sky Harbor may be a city airport, but it's an Arizona vital resource used by citizens all over the state, and our economy is dependent on its success.

I built a company; now, I would like to shrink a government and grow an economy.

Let's learn from our peers and then beat them at their own game.

This is America. Success is not guaranteed.

I built a company, a team, and a brand that started right here. It was an American success story, and it started right here in Arizona.

As parents, we all want the best for our children.

Maintaining a positive working relationship with Mexico's leadership will also be crucial to increasing communication and trade. I plan to personally maintain those relationships.

We should empower teachers to do their job by cutting wasteful spending and crippling bureaucracy, not classroom resources our educators and students need.

I want to see us add more dollars to the classroom.

We can't let government make long-term commitments that it may not be able to keep.

As our economy advances, educational attainment is going to keep Arizona competitive.

I honestly believe that we are Arizonans and Americans first, not merely advocates for our respective political parties.

We should be working with the governor of Sonora to establish a commercial sea port on the coast of their state.

I'm a believer in private enterprise, the dignity of work, limited government, and the possibilities of freedom.

If people want to take the time to vote, they should be able to, and their vote should be counted.

You still find a great sense of possibility here, and I want to make sure that Arizona stays that way. I want us to be the welcoming, job-creating state we've been from the start, a place where everybody's got a chance.

States with better-educated citizens also see economic benefits. These states have better luck recruiting and retaining quality employers, and they enjoy lower overall rates of unemployment, poverty, and welfare dependency.

In many respects, Arizona is a model for the rest of the country on best practices for water management.

My focus is 100 percent on my day job, on the state of Arizona.

We will ensure Arizona continues to grow jobs, not destroy them.

Setting the state budget is one of the most important tasks we undertake at the state Capitol - because after all, it's the people's money - not the government's.