“There is an analogy between conservation and education reform. The coa...” — Rob McKenna Quote

“There is an analogy between conservation and education reform. The coalition around education reform is the biggest bipartisan thing going in this state right now. We need to recapture the big bipartisan spirit for conservation.”

“You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time.”

“I recognize that as governor, my job is to sit on the other side of the table from the public sector unions and negotiate effectively on behalf of all the taxpayers of the state, including all of you.”

“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.”

“I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call a liberal education.”

“When I was energy and climate change secretary I sat around a cabinet table with Gove, and he couldn't help playing to the Tory climate-sceptic audience. As education secretary, he tried to ban climate change from the geography curriculum. After an angry exchange of letters with me, he eventually backed down.”