"I couldn't do that as attorney general. Why? Because they are my clients. You can't say they're not doing what they ought to be doing when you are the attorney general."

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"I couldn't do that as attorney general. Why? Because they are my clients. You can't say they're not doing what they ought to be doing when you are the attorney general."

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"When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive."

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"It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor."

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"We've established a Washington State Academy of Sciences that will enable us to make decisions based on science about what is right for our state, meaning the quality of our lives will get better."

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"We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great."

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"We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable."

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"It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it."

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"One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so."

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"We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love."

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