Mary Burke Quotations

The prognosis from the doctors early on was she would never walk again, so her mom (Joyce) had concerns there for our program, and for Bryant. I just reassured her from the beginning Pam was always going to have a place at Bryant.

I was going to take the hard road on this one from the start. I was brought up to believe that you don?t run away from things.

He is, perhaps, the world's foremost business guru.

I went to see Pam in intensive care at Hartford Hospital a few days after the accident. Her mom was waiting outside for me and said, 'The prognosis isn't very good and we will understand if you need to pull the scholarship.

Pam gave more back to Bryant than any scholarship could be worth. She inspired us.

These are the students who ask why something is a certain way and then they do the research to find out.

Administrative rules that meet the objective of the agency, while not being overly burdensome to small business, are key to the economic growth and prosperity of Wisconsin's economy.

Despite her whole situation, she always had a very upbeat attitude.

I think not only myself, but I think the whole team has just learned that it's been so inspirational, the fact that she's never felt bad about herself and has brought that positive outlook. I think as a team, and me as a coach, you just learned that you never take things for granted and cherish what you have.

No organization is going to be successful unless it places a high value on its employees and engages them in the work that it's doing.

As governor I would have made sure that I bargained fairly but firmly, been able to get the changes that were needed to balance the budget, but done that through collective bargaining and making sure that our public employees had a voice at the table.

I've been an advocate for public education for a long time. It's the way people are able to improve their lives.

I just love Wisconsin. I'm a fourth-generation Wisconsinite,and my great grandparents were farmers. My grandfather delivered the mail. My mom was the first in her family to go to college. My dad started this business that becomes an international success. And I just believe very strongly in Wisconsin and who we are and the potential that this state has. And I'm really concerned about the direction that we're headed.

I don't think you have to make this choice about being on one side or the other side. My feeling is that when we are committed to growing the economy and making sure that our public employees have a place at the table through collective bargaining, everyone wins.