Dave Freudenthal Quotations

Inaction may be safe, but it builds nothing.

Our lifestyle, our wildlife, our land and our water remain critical to our definition of Wyoming and to our economic future.

I'm tired of high policy talks. I want to focus on nuts and bolts.

The safest course for public officials is simply to throw all of the money in a sack.

Money should not, and must not, change our commitment to solving problems and building this state.

Our citizens and those who have gone before us charted the broad outlines of where we need to go, and they would envy our opportunity to translate those dreams into action. And I believe they will judge us very harshly should we fail to act.

We appreciate what he's done for the West, what he's done for Wyoming, and particularly Frontier Days,

We're looking at a remarkable decade or two if we can get our act together,

Much emphasis has been placed on the delays imposed on industry as it works to comply with seasonal stipulations, ... Certainly, an element of delay cannot be denied, but they are rarely overly burdensome.

I would request that the discussion of removing seasonal wildlife stipulations be replaced with a focus on increasing federal dollars for staff and technical expertise related to pipelines, permitting and environmental analysis, ... By shifting the dialogue to address these needs, our state's wildlife will be protected and development can be achieved at an increased pace.

The people of Wright deserve every bit of help they can get, and I hope that this federal declaration may provide a significant part of that,

Her question was not about too-high ACT scores or funding for one-year certificates; it was about why her son wouldn't qualify for a program she knows is coming -- eventually,

Our citizens and those who have gone before us have charted the broad outlines of our course. They would envy our opportunity to translate dreams into action. They will judge us harshly should we fail.

Our present approach of imposing winter stipulations and having industry request a variance from these stipulations has served to protect both game and non-game species while still allowing industry to conduct necessary operations when appropriate and carefully crafted,

We had a lot before, and now I guess we have a bigger lot,

I've been opposed to it from the beginning, ... The argument is that our gas tax is lower than our surrounding states, so I have a moral obligation to pay 5 cents more a gallon. When I'm watching that little meter spin around, I don't really feel all that morally obligated to pay more.

The safest course for all of us as public officials is simply to throw all the money in a sack. Or in the way of one servant in the Biblical parable of the talents, bury the money in the ground rather than accept any risk. The servant's business plan proved reliable but ineffective.

protected Wyoming's highly valued wildlife resources during those times when they are most vulnerable.

This is a party that's not afraid of firearms, ... It's a party where people are interested in whether the governor managed to shoot an antelope with one shot.

The U.S. Supreme Court has established that the tribes own their water. What I'd like to focus on is doing something with the water that results in economic development.

There's a role for technology in making this happen, ... Legitimate partnerships with public and private partners are important. If production is done right, we can do more. I absolutely know it can be done.

It's only when I get lumped in with John Kerry and Howard Dean that my party affiliation becomes an issue, ... Stick to the kitchen issues - health care, jobs and fairness - and stick to the facts.

Theodore Roosevelt always talked about 'fair chance' in terms of the pursuit of game. I think you ought to have fair chance in the pursuit of a license,

The numbers reflect the increased (minerals) activity in the state. Frankly, the fact that the numbers are larger than they were won't change the way I put the budget together. I'm going to put the budget together based on what's needed, not on what's available.

I'm not as convinced as the Republican leadership appears to be that we should provide no assistance for businesses, particularly small business in the state because who is it that provides jobs in the state, ... It's the small business. If they go out of business and we don't have work for people, we've compounded the problem instead of solving it.

I know I speak for many of the state's residents when I say we will eagerly await next year's final decision. In the meantime, we continue to pursue our appeal of Judge Johnson's decision.

But I believe we can and should change that. Both the funding and desire exist.

By shifting the dialogue to address these needs, our state's wildlife will be protected and development can be achieved at an increased pace,