Bev Perdue Quotes

#1. The most powerful thing we own is our vote.

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#2. Women have to be very vigilant, and demand the very best in public schools, health care and pay, those things that men and women of this state value are at risk.

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#3. Education has fundamentally changed my life. It's perhaps the mission of my life. I'm wed to it in a very powerful and personal way. And I chose the pathway that I believe could make me the most significant on changing the outcomes that we see now in North Carolina.

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#4. Folks are really tired of this rabid division between Republicans and Democrats. Folks want people to come together and solve the problems and the challenges of America.

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#5. At the end of the day, things don't get better unless you continue to invest in your workforce. And I've not heard any Republican talk about education and the investment in the future workforce.

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#6. I have spent my tenure in office - and, in fact, my adult lifetime - fighting for things that I care deeply about. And as anyone who knows me will tell you, I do not back down from tough fights.

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#7. I've always been me. I've always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out.

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#8. From education to broadband, from building roads and bridges to supporting the military, Barack Obama is delivering for North Carolina. And he is delivering for America. A growing middle class is the foundation for a strong America.

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#9. Unlike Mitt Romney, President Obama is standing up for Planned Parenthood.

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#10. I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that.

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