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Quotes by Ruth Ann Minner

As I have mentioned many times before, my family's quality of life has been greatly enhanced by raising and showing horses through the years. We and many other Delawareans have made horses a family affair.
– Ruth Ann Minner
Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty: trash. And while some in this room might want to discuss reducing taxes, I want to talk about reducing trash.
– Ruth Ann Minner
Dogfish Head Brewery is a homegrown Delaware company, and I am very pleased that the company will continue to grow here in the state of Delaware.
– Ruth Ann Minner
I have said it often and I will say it again: I believe you learn to read when you are young, then read to learn for the rest of your life.
– Ruth Ann Minner
I'm pleased to proclaim April 11 as Rainbow Blue Day in Delaware to honor one of the greatest horses ever and to honor the Teague family for their hard work and dedication to horse racing in Delaware.
– Ruth Ann Minner
Increasing recycling in Delaware is an idea whose time has come and, if put off, may not come again.
– Ruth Ann Minner
Medicaid provides health care to our neediest citizens. While other states have had to cut Medicaid rolls and benefits already, Delaware has not. But the President's proposed budget would shift tens of millions of dollars of cost to the states, raising the real possibility of program cuts.
– Ruth Ann Minner
My goal this year and for the next four years is to sow seeds that will bear fruit and continue to improve the lives of Delawareans long after all of us are gone.
– Ruth Ann Minner
Our financial services and insurance cluster is one of Delaware's key economic drivers in the state.
– Ruth Ann Minner
Our promise to our children should be this: if you do well in school, we will pay for you to obtain a college degree.
– Ruth Ann Minner
Our world and our state have been transformed, but, in contrast, we as people have not been.
– Ruth Ann Minner
Over and over, Delaware's name appeared on the lists of the best-managed states. If state government were the TV show Survivor, Delaware definitely would've won the million bucks. And I tell you, in the last year or two, we could've used it.
– Ruth Ann Minner
So I promise you that this State of the State, like a good pizza, will be delivered in 25 minutes or less.
– Ruth Ann Minner
This independent report clearly indicates that while we may differ among ourselves in government about what to spend money on, we have one of the most reliable and non-political processes for agreeing on how much money there is. We don't play games with the numbers.
– Ruth Ann Minner