We don't have to reinvent the wheel. We can follow examples and make Maine very prosperous and very competitive. Paul LePage More Quotes by Paul LePage More Quotes From Paul LePage The best part of my life is I've been hired to work for the people of the state of Maine, and I'm very humble and very proud. Paul LePage my-life best work life The worst part of my life is newspapers are still alive - sorry, I had to say it. Paul LePage my-life say sorry life I was Donald Trump before Donald Trump became popular, so I think I should support him since we're one of the same cloth. Paul LePage donald-trump same think support Donald Trump is a little bit like I am. He says what needs to be said. Most of all, folks, he's not afraid of the United States liberal media. They dislike him nearly as much as they hate me. Paul LePage i-am me media hate Everybody looks at the negative effects of global warming, but with the ice melting, the Northern Passage has opened up. So maybe, instead of being at the end of the pipeline, we're now at the beginning of a new pipeline. Paul LePage end beginning global-warming negative I went to work at 11 years old. I became governor. It's not a big deal. Work doesn't hurt anybody. I'm all for not allowing a 12-year-old to work 40 hours. But a 12-year-old working eight to 10 hours a week or a 14-year-old working 12 to 15 hours a week is not bad. Paul LePage old bad hurt work My greatest fear in the state of Maine: newspapers. I'm not a fan of newspapers. Paul LePage greatest fan maine fear You must buy health insurance or pay the new Gestapo - the IRS. Paul LePage insurance new you health Do I think that the ACA is going to force rationing upon the American people? Yes. Paul LePage american think force people Maine's welfare program is cannibalizing the rest of state government. To all you able-bodied people out there: Get off the couch and get yourself a job. Paul LePage yourself you government people I understand welfare because I lived it. I understand the difference between a want and a need. The Republican Party promised to bring welfare change. We must deliver on this promise. Paul LePage understand party change want Whenever someone forces me to do something against my will, they're infringing upon my freedoms and my liberties. And that's what I think we're doing in Maine when we have fair share, which means that you are required to belong to a union, you're required to pay dues, but you don't want to participate. Paul LePage someone think me you I did not come to Augusta to provide lip service. I came to work for the Maine people. I also came to Augusta to root out crooked politicians and government corruption. Paul LePage service corruption work people Sometimes I'm overly blunt. I don't like to mince words. I like to get things done. That's the only difference between Chris Christie and I - he's a little shy. Paul LePage words difference shy sometimes Am I perfect? No. Do I want to be perfect? No, because if I were perfect, I would be a reporter. Paul LePage reporter because perfect want
