Top 60 Jim Justice Quotes

My makeup is not to be one of 100 and trying to go through a decision process and everything. You know, I’m a C.E.O.

I have been a business guy all my life, and I know that when you have a real problem, you can’t cut your way out of the problem. Too often we try to skinny everything down and not fund it properly.

State government owes it to every taxpayer to be as fiscally responsible as possible.

Any good business needs to stay on the leading edge of technology, and I want the same for our state.

Since taking the oath of office as our state’s 36th Governor, I’ve met so many dedicated state workers that take great pride in being hard-working public servants.

The Road to Prosperity program is the centerpiece of my vision for West Virginia’s economic recovery.

West Virginia has miles and miles of pristine waters.

I want us to develop a way to where kids in high school and the trades can get an associate degree while they’re in high school.

One of the main goals of the Roads to Prosperity program is to bring jobs to West Virginia and spark economic growth.

Donald J. Trump is a personal friend of mine and I know how much he cares for each and every one of us in this great nation.

Now, I underline – underline, underline, underline – nobody loves the outdoors as much as me. Nobody loves water as much as me.

Pearl Harbor remains a symbol of American resilience and resolve, and we pray for all those that have served and continue to serve in our military. May we never forget their bravery and sacrifice.

There are so many great things happening in West Virginia, and I will continue to work every day to move our state forward.

I was just too slow in sports to get out of the way, and so I got hit a lot.

The last thing I want is a conflict of interest between my family’s businesses and state government. Even the slightest whiff of a conflict won’t fly with me.

Keeping track of every state vehicle will ensure that state government isn’t wasting money on replacing vehicles. This is a way to streamline government, and when someone asks how many cars the state owns, we will have an exact answer.

I love kids. I love – I love what they bring to us every day. I have a great fortune to be with kids in the wintertime, a whole lot. And I just – I think you can learn so much, and they’re – it’s easy to say that they’re a hope, but they are.

We need to support our law enforcement officers any way we can.

My dad was a great athlete. He started golf at a late age. He started me off real young and all of a sudden both of us got to where we were pretty good players. I was this 12-year-old thinking he was going to be the next Tiger Woods and all of a sudden, before you know it, I’m playing in the State Amateur.

Keeping our Eastern coalfields and our miners working is critical to national security.

As governor, I will make it a priority to create jobs for our veterans.

I want to find a niche crop that we can market to the world. Why can’t we have the Almost Heaven Tomato? It can be the next Vidalia Onion or Idaho potato.

My goal is to make tourism an economic driver and bring jobs to West Virginia.

My father was a pilot in WWII and I have nothing but the utmost respect for anyone who answers the call to serve our country.

The programs on Public Broadcasting help promote our state to the world and educate our people.

I didn’t run for Governor for me; I ran to help the people of West Virginia.

I spent many years of my childhood in Wyoming County and my roots are deep there.

If President Trump and his administration succeed, West Virginia will succeed.

If we get rid of greyhound racing it will mean job losses and fewer people coming to West Virginia.

You know, I think really and truly we need to be respectful of all the good things that the Trump administration did. Surely there was times when, you know, Donald was boisterous in his comments, but that’s just the way Donald Trump is. That’s just his personality.

Christmas is a time to give thanks, and also a time to give back.

Protecting our wild and wonderful landscape is good for nature, good for tourism and good for West Virginia’s economy and quality of life.

I think education should be our centerpiece.

I want somehow, some way, for us to be able to make our community and technical colleges free.

We want to preserve and aggressively grow our arts in West Virginia while at the same time making our education department, and government, more efficient and responsive.

I’ve farmed all my life and I have big ideas on how to grow agriculture jobs in West Virginia.

As a lifelong sportsman, I am proud to work with our state and federal partners to make elk restoration in West Virginia a success story.

I fully support giving our veterans a tax break on military retirement.

Our veterans are phenomenally important. They’ve given everything to us, haven’t they? Everything. Do we really take care of them? I mean, for crying out loud, we can’t even maintain their cemetery. We’ve got to do better. We have to do better.

Gayle Manchin has a real passion for our state and making sure our kids get a fair shot at success.

We need to do everything we can to expand last mile projects that are so critical to linking families and businesses directly to broadband.

We welcome and encourage motorcycle riders from all over the country to come visit and stay in West Virginia while riding on our scenic roads.

Autism has touched many families in West Virginia, including mine.

We face many health care challenges and having a healthy West Virginia is critical to building a world-class workforce.

I’d like to welcome everyone, everywhere to come to West Virginia and experience all the freedom and beauty our state has to offer.

Agriculture is a sleeping giant. We have so many opportunities for commercial feedlots on reclaimed mine sites, possibilities for taking advantage of our waters, and the chance to solve our forestry issues – it’s all right at our fingertips.

Tourism is so important to our state.

I’m a people person.

All it is going to take to shut the power grid down to the entire Eastern half of the country is a bomb being placed at a key natural gas pipeline or on a major highway artery to the West.

If you’re a student that likes to, you know – that wants to go into the trades and have an incredible job, and you’re a student that loves the electricity or whatever it may be, in all honesty, a lot of times when you walk the halls people may – other kids may look down on you a little bit. It’s not fair. It’s not right.

Being Governor is a full-time responsibility.

When I see a mistake, I make it right.

It’s real simple, if we don’t give our schools the tools to compete then we’ll never improve.

We pray every day that the Good Lord will continue to bless our great state and our great people.

By simplifying and streamlining the tax filing process it lifts a huge burden off of the middle class.

Our state supports personal freedom and we value the second amendment and the rights of the unborn.

Greyhounds are born runners, and I hope to keep them running in West Virginia for a very long time.

We are committed to making construction zones as safe as we possibly can for motorists and those working on the job.

West Virginia has consistently been ranked at or near the bottom amongst all states for our regulatory environment by publications such as Forbes and CNBC. This is an area where we need to improve.

The last thing we need to do is drive more people out of West Virginia.