If you work for the federal government, the average salary is $7,000 higher than the private sector. Something's wrong with that, when you're making more money working for the government than you can working in the private sector.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people

If I could be reincarnated as a fabric, I would come back as a 38 double-D bra.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector.

Listening is as important as talking. If you're a good listener, people often compliment you for being a good conversationalist.

When you reach a certain age in life, time becomes more important than money, and I think that happens in your 50s.

I'm an Angus King independent.