Christine Todd Whitman
Christine Todd Whitman
Christine "Christie" Todd Whitmanis an American Republican politician and author who served as the 50th Governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001, and was the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration of President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. She was New Jersey's first and, to date, only female governor. She was the second woman and first Republican woman to defeat an incumbent governor in a general election in the United States. She was also...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 September 1946
CountryUnited States of America
Christine Todd Whitman quotes about
We are very encouraged that the results from our monitoring of air quality and drinking water conditions in both New York and near the Pentagon show that the public in these areas is not being exposed to excessive levels of asbestos or other harmful substances. I am glad to reassure the people of New York and Washington, D.C. that their air is safe to breathe and their water is safe to drink.
Given the scope of the tragedy from last week, I am glad to reassure the people of New York and Washington, D.C. that their air is safe to breath and their water is safe to drink,
As I look back I know that most of the mistakes I have made have come when I didn't listen to myself, when I didn't trust my instincts... I believe you need to listen, carefully, to hear your inner voice. And then, you have to do what it says.
It's pretty hard to say no when a vice president-elect and a president-elect ask you to be part of the national team.
The irony here is this administration is spending more money on climate change research and development than any administration in all the rest of the industrialized world combined.
To put that into some perspective, when Bill Clinton and Al Gore had first taken the idea of the Kyoto Protocol up to the Congress, the United States Senate voted it down 95 to nothing.
Americans are finally realizing that once you lose land, you can't get it back.
I am struck by how many leading women... today started as Girl Scouts. It is an organization that obviously develops strong women leaders.
One of the strengths of this country has been our diversity. One of the strengths of this country has been the fact that we are a nation of immigrants.
Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.