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When I Took My Oath Of Office To Serve As Your Governor, Remember, I Swore To Steadfastly And Doggedly Guard The Interests Of This Great State Like A Grizzly With Cubs, As A Mother Naturally Guards Her Own. Alaska, As A Statewide Family, We've Got To Fight For Each Other, Not Against And Not Let External, Sensationalized Distractions Draw Us Off Course. As An Exciting Year Of Unpredictable Change Begins, We, Too, Have Our Work Cut Out For Us. And We're All In This Together. Just Like Our Musk Ox, They Circle Up To Protect Their Future When They Are Challenged. We've Got To Do The Same.

I Can't Imagine Where I'd Be Without The Opportunities Provided To Me In Sports. Sports Taught Me That Gender Isn't An Issue; In Fact, When People Talk About Me Being The First Female Governor, I'm A Little Absent From That Discussion, Because I've Never Thought Of Gender As An Issue. In Sports, You Learn Self-discipline, Healthy Competition, To Be Gracious In Victory And Defeat, And The Importance Of Being Part Of A Team And Understanding What Part You Play On That Team. You All Work Together To Reach A Goal, And I Think All Of Those Factors Come Into Play In My Role As Governor.

We Need Leaders Who Will Stand Up For The Little Guy And Listen Once Again.

Americans Expect Us To Go To Washington For The Right Reason, And Not Just To Mingle With The Right People.

I'm Like, Ok, God, If There Is An Open Door For Me Somewhere, This Is What I Always Pray, I'm Like, Don't Let Me Miss The Open Door. Show Me Where The Open Door Is.