It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought. – James Douglas
The people in Dominica and the small communities where I were had no idea who I was, and there’s no better security than that. – James Douglas
We’ve got people, our friends and neighbors, who are losing their jobs, factories being closed. We have to get America moving again. – James Douglas
At a time of economic recession, the need for Medicaid and other safety net services is even greater. And we don’t want to raise taxes on people who are having a tough time paying their bills. – James Douglas
Governor Kempthorne of Idaho, our chairman of the National Governors Association, is doing a great job bringing all of the nation’s governors together to work as partners with the federal government. – James Douglas
I think the governors would all agree that what we don’t want from the federal government is unfunded mandates. – James Douglas
France is a pretty stable democracy, but incidents occur. And I was pleased to have police accompaniment. – James Douglas
Well, I don’t think so, because the president and members of Congress and governors have the same constituents. It’s the American people who are hurting. – James Douglas
I’ve made a commitment that state spending in Vermont won’t grow any more than the rate of inflation plus population growth. – James Douglas
I always felt that a governor surrenders a certain amount of privacy. And I came to accept that. – James Douglas
