“Cultural issues can be handled by states, and they can be handled by s...” — Doug Burgum Quote

“Cultural issues can be handled by states, and they can be handled by school boards and local libraries and city commissions.”

“In North Dakota, the ability to waive hours of service quickly during an emergency without having to slog through a sea of bureaucratic red tape can literally mean the difference between life and death or the loss of someone's livelihood.”

“As North Dakota's only national park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a top tourism destination, and fall is a prime season for outdoor activities in North Dakota.”

“I had 30 years of experience in hiring and trying to attract talent and capital back to North Dakota. And any time someone talks about the future of North Dakota, what are the challenges? Where do we get the talent, and where do we get the capital? Well, that's what I've been dealing with my whole working career.”

“There's so much we can do to reduce the size and scope of the two million federal employees, just by having a business mind-set.”

“Theatres are built because they were the boards for entertainment.”

“I have a study at the back of the house, overlooking our garden. It's tiny, just wide enough to fit my desk in. The walls are covered with pin boards and art postcards from galleries all over the world, including Tate, MoMA, and Lenbachhaus.”

“A lot of my skills came from university. We did everything from stage work to operating the sound boards to marketing shows and more.”

“When I was a teenager I loved snowboarding, but in my 20s I was too big to strap my feet in the boards.”

“It doesn't matter what people want to say on message boards, know what I mean? I don't pay attention to that stuff.”

“The 'Mythbusters' crew, we monitor the Discovery boards, we look for the new ideas that are being forwarded on those boards, and we keep track of what's going on, we keep updated.”