Ruth Ann Minner Quotes

• 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

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• Our financial services and insurance cluster is one of Delaware’s key economic drivers in the state.

  Ruth Ann Minner

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  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

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• 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

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  Tags in Said, Talk

• Our world and our state have been transformed, but, in contrast, we as people have not been.

  Ruth Ann Minner

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  Tags in State, Contrast

• 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

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  Tags in State, Promise

• Increasing recycling in Delaware is an idea whose time has come and, if put off, may not come again.

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• 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

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Degree, Promise, Should

Ruth Ann Minner (8)

Birth:	17th January, 1935
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Businesswoman, Politician

About

Ruth Ann Minner is an American politician and businesswoman from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, and two terms as the first female Governor of Delaware.

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