Quotes from Doug Ducey

The threat from radical Islamic jihadists is real and needs to be taken seriously.

Some people never learn, no matter how much their heads hurt in the morning.

Education standards need to be set at the state level. High standards are an important way to ensure that the education system we are funding is actually working and producing, at a minimum, what we would expect it to.

By working together, we can make Arizona a place where everyone has an opportunity for a better life.

Thriving economies on both sides of the border is a win-win for Arizona and Mexico, but that will only come by working together and demonstrating mutual respect.

Ice cream brings people together.

I hope you'll find that my campaign was a reflection of how I plan to govern - bringing people together, building coalitions, and finding common ground.

I've repeated time and again that Arizona is open for business.

It's a sad day when Republicans will attack fellow Republicans on an issue as fundamental as free enterprise.

A great economy requires great public schools.

Biotech research is incredibly important for health-care innovation.

Arizona has excellent medical schools, both public and private, and it is critical that we create an environment that keeps medical students in Arizona to practice medicine once they complete medical school and their residency programs.

We want to make sure Arizona residents have the opportunity to learn about the decisions we are making and have a chance to participate in the process.

One state can't set everything right, but here in Arizona, we can set an example for the rest of the country in how those of us in elected office conduct ourselves and interact with each other and our constituents.

My philosophy is that I may not like all the questions that you ask, and you may not like all the answers that I give, but this is part of a transparent government.

As I have traveled the state, I have seen firsthand that there are Arizonans who are hurting.

Arizona has three of the top 10 public high schools in the nation. We know how to educate a child. We just need to do it more often in more locations, and where we're having issues are in low-income areas where - where kids don't have a parent that cares or two parents that care, and, of course, also in our tribal nations.

Arizonans want us to come together, put aside politics, and solve problems. You want us to do our jobs in way that reflects the best of our state. You want us to stop and listen - something that doesn't always come naturally to people in politics.

As a former board member for Teach For America, I understand that every child has the ability to learn and that, no matter their circumstances at home, we have a duty and a responsibility to educate them and to do it well.

Like many of us in Arizona, I wasn't born here - I'm a product of the Midwest and the working class.

I ran for public office to do something good.

Too often, I hear stories of teachers and parents spending part of their paychecks to ensure there are supplies in the classroom - even basic necessities like pens, pencils and paper. This is unacceptable.

I am a believer in the rights of the unborn and the goodness of every life, and I have promised that, as governor, I will champion those values.

Speculation replaces fact. It's very easy to see news outlets running with information that is unconfirmed or erroneous.