Romer, Roy Filmography

• Why History Matters: A Dialogue with Students
  2003, role: actor , character name: Himself - LAUSD Superintendent

Famous quotes by Roy Romer:

"I think the American people were saying we do not want to have further investigation. We want to close this off. They clearly made a separation between the personal conduct ... They want Congress to wrap it up, get it behind them, so we can get on to the issues that the president has been working with Congress."

"[Whitman won four years ago with a promise to cut state income taxes by 30 percent, and did it. Clinton said that sounded good but left a hangover of debt and local taxes, leading to a competitive race] we shouldn't even be having up there because the economy's good with an incumbent governor. ... Even if we come close and do not win, it'll be a great victory for this party."

"I know this man, I've known him for 15 years, he's my friend. I believe him. He's categorically denied it,"

"In the course of this marriage, about 16 years ago, I began to work with a person who became a very close professional colleague and a very good personal friend,"

"I do think there is something to be said for those who have significant experience at state level and have run campaigns or have been deeply involved in grass roots political campaigns and who have actual hands-on experience,"

"We didn't just do well, we did well against history and against dollars."

"I know that creek well, ... It just catches your breath when you see that amount of damage."

"But even if I were not term-limited, I would say I need to move on anyhow, ... There is a certain freshness you need as governor and none of us need to be growing stale in office."

"I'm not just a politician, ... I'm a guy who has a real deep, substantive, commitment to education."

"There weren't sufficient checks in place,"

"But in the free market system, you're forced to change."

"We can do better in higher education. And it is more than just technology. It's also an attitude on the part of faculty. We need to think through how we can produce a better quality product at less cost."

"I do think there is something to be said for those who have significant experience at state level and have run campaigns or have been deeply involved in grass roots political campaigns and who have actual hands-on experience."

"This nation has been drifting back in comparison with the rest of the world for the last 20 years in education."

"The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the increased costs are a very severe obstacle to access. It is an American dream, and I think that one of our challenges is to find a way to make that available."

"I have observed private and proprietary colleges, like the University of Phoenix, and the market they serve. And I found it intriguing the way in which they are trying to deliver the product, with more accountability, for a price."

"Interactive computers and software will, I think, provide a less costly method of doing some kinds of inquiry, in knowledge acquisition and even reasoning and interaction."

"You know, IBM was almost knocked out of the box by other types of computer software and manufacturing."

"Let's take flight simulation as an example. If you're trying to train a pilot, you can simulate almost the whole course. You don't have to get in an airplane until late in the process."

"Enrollment in Colorado is expected to expand about 25 percent in seven years. It's very difficult to find those additional funds. Therefore, I think you're probably going to have increased pressure on tuition."