Top 97 Quotes & Sayings by Jim Justice

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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Jim Justice

James Conley Justice II is an American businessman and politician who has been serving as the 36th governor of West Virginia since 2017. Justice once had a net worth of $1.2 billion in September 2018, making him the wealthiest person in West Virginia, though it has since declined to $513.3 million as of October 2021. He inherited a coal mining business from his father and built a business empire with over 94 companies, including the Greenbrier, a luxury resort in White Sulphur Springs.

Keeping our Eastern coalfields and our miners working is critical to national security.
I'm a marketing guy.
We need to do everything we can to expand last mile projects that are so critical to linking families and businesses directly to broadband. — © Jim Justice
We need to do everything we can to expand last mile projects that are so critical to linking families and businesses directly to broadband.
By simplifying and streamlining the tax filing process it lifts a huge burden off of the middle class.
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.
If all the Legislature wants to do is turn their back on students and teachers then West Virginia will stay stuck at the bottom.
If we don't invest in education we'll continue to be dead last.
All I want is greatness for West Virginia, and I'll work with anyone who is ready to help me turn this state around.
When I see a mistake, I make it right.
Greyhounds are born runners, and I hope to keep them running in West Virginia for a very long time.
When the power grid gets compromised the coal from Appalachia can be trucked to our power plants so they can be put back on line as quickly as possible.
Our parks are a major part of the state's tourism industry, and this will allow us to make them even more attractive to in-state and out-of-state visitors.
Katherine Johnson is a shining example of what you can truly do with hard work and persistence. Under what had to be the most difficult of circumstances she persevered and stuck to her values. She is a real West Virginia and American hero. To honor her legacy every August 26th, on her birthday, is the least we can do.
Now, I underline - underline, underline, underline - nobody loves the outdoors as much as me. Nobody loves water as much as me. — © Jim Justice
Now, I underline - underline, underline, underline - nobody loves the outdoors as much as me. Nobody loves water as much as me.
I spent many years of my childhood in Wyoming County and my roots are deep there.
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.
It is important to raise Autism Awareness, not only in April, but year round.
The last thing we need to do is drive more people out of West Virginia.
WVSOM graduates more physicians annually than both West Virginia University and Marshall University and more than half of the primary care physicians practicing in West Virginia are graduates of the Osteopathic School.
I have always said that West Virginia is one of the world's best-kept secrets, and I truly mean it.
Our teachers are good people and they work hard, but we are losing them to other states due to low pay.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our children are our future and we must continue to nurture them and provide the best possible environment for them to grow and learn.
It's real simple, if we don't give our schools the tools to compete then we'll never improve.
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.
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.
To make our state operate more like a business, we must get a handle on all of our assets and liabilities.
I know the Trump family. I know them very well.
I'd like to welcome everyone, everywhere to come to West Virginia and experience all the freedom and beauty our state has to offer.
Autism has touched many families in West Virginia, including mine.
We pray every day that the Good Lord will continue to bless our great state and our great people.
Our state supports personal freedom and we value the second amendment and the rights of the unborn.
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.
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.
I'm working as hard as I can for West Virginia and its people to continue to provide the coal that keeps the lights on in our country. — © Jim Justice
I'm working as hard as I can for West Virginia and its people to continue to provide the coal that keeps the lights on in our country.
We owe everything to our veterans because their sacrifice and service have made the United States the greatest country on earth.
We simply must stand with the Boy Scouts and give them the support they need to make a difference in communities across West Virginia.
I know about trees. I know about how they eat all the carbon.
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.
Tourism is so important to our state.
I was raised to be appreciative of others and to be thankful for people who, you know, came and opened a door for you or spent money at your place or whatever.
Having the President of the United States in West Virginia is a tremendous honor.
Excessive amounts of overtime are not conducive to safe working practices and environments.
President Trump is continuing to keep his promise to Americans to help grow our country by providing our average families with significant tax relief.
If we get rid of greyhound racing it will mean job losses and fewer people coming to West Virginia.
I fully support giving our veterans a tax break on military retirement. — © Jim Justice
I fully support giving our veterans a tax break on military retirement.
I've farmed all my life and I have big ideas on how to grow agriculture jobs in West Virginia.
Public Broadcasting is important to our state and our people, and I don't want to see it disappear.
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.
Our great state is filled with heroes from all walks of life who work on the front lines to keep our neighborhoods safe and respond to a crisis at the drop of the hat.
Christmas is a time to give thanks, and also a time to give back.
The programs on Public Broadcasting help promote our state to the world and educate our people.
In tough times, the people of West Virginia have always stepped up to help a community in need.
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.
Slashing budgets for our K-12 schools, our higher education institutions and our neediest residents simply isn't the answer.
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.
We'll never, ever stop being 50th in anything as long as we continue to shortchange the future of our state - our young people.
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