American - Politician | January 21, 1950 -
Ethnic diversity adds richness to a society.
Gary Locke
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Diversity of thought and culture and religion and ideas has been the strength of America.
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I consider myself a D.I.Y. home improvement guy. In a prior life, I completely gutted a house - redid the plumbing, wiring, moved sewage pipes, knocked down walls, everything.
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China's history is marked by thousands of years of world-changing innovations: from the compass and gunpowder to acupuncture and the printing press. No one should be surprised that China has re-emerged as an economic superpower.
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For generations, people have come to U.S. shores to seek opportunity. It's what my grandfather did a century ago, when he came to Seattle, and worked as a houseboy just one mile from the Washington State governor's mansion that I was privileged to inhabit for eight years.
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We need the private sector to succeed, because if the private sector succeeds, America succeeds. Because it's not the government that produces jobs, it's the private sector.
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We welcome Chinese investment in the United States with open arms.
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If we expose the Chinese to our freedoms, it may create a greater hunger for democracy, reform and liberties in China.
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I'm somewhat overwhelmed by the microblogging that takes place in China, and the smartphones and all the people that want to take pictures of myself and my family.
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In rural parts of China, it's like stepping back into the era of my grandfather or great-grandfather - not much has changed.
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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
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I've been through WTO riots in Seattle, massive earthquakes, major floods... forest fires. I just try to be as even-keeled and calm as possible.
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