Famous Quotes & Sayings

Emissions of ozone-forming pollutants are in significant decline. Ozone pollution in 2005 was much, much lower than in years past. As a result, the last two years have been record low ozone years in California and also throughout the United States.

Jonathan Kozol

There's a reason why politicians and the pedagogic establishment keep churning out these lists of new 'how to fix it' plans, ... It's because they don't dare speak about the central point. It is not that we don't know what works in public education.... All we have to do is go out and visit Glencoe, Ill., Scarsdale, N.Y., or any of the wealthiest districts in California and we find out right away.

This administration has systematically tried to roll back environmental laws. And so, for the president to think that a quick stop in Northern California to make some comments on the environment is going to get him some press on Earth Day, I see as a very cynical ploy.

They were doing exactly what I'm doing now, but most were in Pennsylvania, California or Texas. A lot of people don't realize that all these old jeeps are out there. They only go 45 mph, and are not practical to go on the road with, but they're great for driving in the mud, or up a mountain. There are still a lot to be found in people's barns or left in fields.

This is $3 million more from the governor because he smells victory in the air. He thinks California is worth investing in.

Janice Hahn

A lot of people don't understand how cargo coming into our ports matters, not just to Southern California but to every single congressional district. I want to educate on that issue.

For about three years now, California has been relying on construction as its major source of job growth.

Gray Davis

This is a terrible situation. They are the worst fires in California in 10 years,

This is really California making history. These will make the most significant impact on kids' school nutrition since the federal schools meal program was established after World War II.

Ryan Taylor

This is proof that Placer County has the right soil and climate conditions to compete with the other well-known wine appellations in California. Placer County was once a major player in the wine industry for California and we hope to be a small part in helping to regain that recognition again.

The White House wants California to march in lockstep with its misguided prohibition of medical marijuana, but the Constitution says otherwise. The federal government cannot force California or the city of Santa Cruz to make medical marijuana use a crime, nor can the federal government use the threat of criminal prosecution to intentionally sabotage state and local laws that it does not like.

This doesn't mean that California is going to be OK in 2030. There are parts of the state that will be short . . . particularly in droughts.

It is stunning that a senator from California would just give up on the idea of preventing unauthorized people from taking American jobs.

It's a hard question to answer. I need to be on a level with those guys. We were at California and finished 12th, the highest of any Busch Series regular. You feel good about it, but 12th place does stink.

It is unacceptable that immigrant workers labor in unsafe conditions for wages insufficient to support their families. It is unacceptable that immigrants, including children, are shackled and detained in deplorable conditions. And it is unacceptable that already this year immigrants have died by the dozens in the California desert or in other parts of the Southwest.

Henry Miller

Big Sur is the California that men dreamed of years ago, this is the Pacific that Balboa looked at from the Peak of Darien, this is the face of the earth as the Creator intended it to look

Every day between today and the special election, it's about what is (Schwarzenegger) doing to get the reforms. California is a big state, and the governor has to govern all of it.

Every citizen of the state of California should be prepared for 72 hours to be self-sufficient.

As the national economy gets better, California will get better, and some of its problems will be less acute.

As the numbers of Japanese in California increased, there were increasing calls for Japanese to be excluded, as the Chinese had been excluded in 1882 with the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Larry Mullen

Something happened to him inside that California prison.

Bud Collins

Southern California was for a long time the vineyard of tennis.

Southern California is the hotbed of water polo. But Northern California has had good water polo for a long time. We don't find too many blue-chip players, but there are a lot of good players who get overlooked.

Southern California has been the weakest region for awhile, but that could be good for us, because our opponents won't expect us to be as good as we are. We'll be able to come out and catch people by surprise.

Nowhere else in the developed world has seen the growth California has, and the Delta has been at the forefront of that growth.

Joe Eszterhas

Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think if people started banding together and saying no to this it could snowball and that could really help.

We are on a more steady growth rate. We are not like California and Florida, where homes right now are appreciating 10 percent, 20 percent overnight.

We are very excited to be a growing part of the California community. We are creating new jobs and helping working families to save money, and that's worth celebrating with Californians who have continued to be a part of that effort.

Due to family reasons, I'm pretty much tied to Southern California for the foreseeable future. We can't move up there. It only makes sense to pass it on to somebody else.

felt it was very important to let the people of California know this governor plans to be around for the long haul.

There's something about the California culture that doesn't put an emphasis on politics. There are lots of other things to do, lots of distractions.

Tom McClintock

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You generally think of California being perfect weather. It's been pretty wacky this week.