George Deukmejian Professions : Former Governor of California Born : June 6, 1928 Browse All Authors Top 18 quotes by George Deukmejian The difference between golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie. George Deukmejian golf funny lying The Supreme Court, or any court, when they make a decision, if that's a published George Deukmejian decision views law I would hope that people would feel that they achieved a greater opportunity in life living here in California than they had prior to when we came in. That they had a better opportunity of getting better education.That they had a better opportunity of getting a job once they had an education or training. And that overall, that their quality of life had improved. George Deukmejian california opportunity jobs I don't think there's any evidence to support that kind of criticism. I think that what George Deukmejian support law thinking Every lie has 2 parts - the lie we tell others and the one we tell ourselves to justify it. George Deukmejian justify lying Whether I sign a bill or not, is generally an expression of my personal view on the subject. George Deukmejian expression views law I don't see any need to unduly burden the taxpayer. George Deukmejian taxpayers burden needs There have been various pesticides that have been properly tested, that have been registered and then have been used and later on they've been discoveredthat they can create harm, like in the case of this Oftanol that was being used here (in Sacramento, against the Japanese beetle). Now they find that it can cause problems at least to animals. So we stopped using it. George Deukmejian pesticides causes animal There does need to be a speed-up of the process.It takes entirely too long to addres5 some of those concerns and, in the process, it becomes so extremely expensive and cumbersome that it tends to turn away those people and companies that want to provide much needed housing. George Deukmejian doe long people It seems to me that it's better to allow people to have more spendable income.That helps 'LO stimulate the economy and create more jobs. George Deukmejian income jobs people My understanding has always been that if there is any indication that pesticides are harmful, that they would not be allowed to be used. George Deukmejian pesticides used understanding I'm not an expert in it, but it seems to me that you have to let the market forces go their course. George Deukmejian courses force experts One of the biggest problems that we have right now is that in some areas of the State we cannot get additional jobs created because they say the housing costs are too high. George Deukmejian cost problem jobs I don't think that it's appropriate for the government to say, in effect, we're going to slow George Deukmejian growth government thinking We're looking at available sources, all sources, in the area of additional energy. George Deukmejian areas source energy One of course is to insure greater supply of energy for California's needs now and in the future in the sense that we are in discussions with representatives of Oregon and Washington, where they do have a surplus supply of energy available, and at what we hope will be a very reasonable price. George Deukmejian oregon california energy There are several ways in order to reduce the housing problem.One way is to allow a developer to buy land more cheaply if it's in an outlying area. George Deukmejian land order way The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie. George Deukmejian lie you government sports Similar Authors Arnold Schwarzenegger former-governor-of-california Hiram Johnson former-governor-of-california Culbert Olson former-governor-of-california Gray Davis former-governor-of-california George Stoneman former-governor-of-california Leland Stanford former-governor-of-california All Authors
