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" I am a small business owner; I'm in the agri-business. That's about as blind a trust as you can get. We trust in the Lord for rain and many other things. "

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" It doesn't hurt to be a former governor. It helps in terms of getting your phone calls returned. "

" I want the USDA to look like America, and I want it to be the best, most effectively managed agency in the U.S. That starts with good people. "

" My first goal as governor is to restore public trust in state government by changing the culture of state government. "

" I want to say something in a tough-love kind of way about crop insurance. Let's face it: You don't buy insurance on your house hoping it will burn down. Neither do we want to buy crop insurance and hope our crop fails so we can file. "

" I'm going to be the unapologetic chief advocate, chief salesman for American agriculture products around the world. You grow 'em, we're going to sell 'em. "

" Requiring valid, photographic identification is a common sense step to ensure voter integrity and sound elections. "

" But we know that the very God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. And sometimes we're called upon to defend both life and liberty - God's blessings to Americans, and indeed, to all of His creation. "

" Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself. "

" Ethanol is here to stay, and we're going to work for new technologies to be more efficient. "

" Agriculture is in my heart. "

" No, our greatness does not come from our government. "

" The simple facts are these: We need higher standards in our schools, and we need to hold teachers accountable for the outcomes in their classrooms. "

" I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness. And I believe greatness is within our grasp. "

" Food is a noble thing to trade. "

" We don't want a busybody government - a boss - that butts into our lives every chance it gets to tell us how to work, how to play, where to live and on and on. "

" I don't think you ought to walk into this country one day, and the first stop you make is the welfare office. "

" While some of the critics are voicing legitimate concerns about the merits of a system of academic benchmarks, Common Core is frequently a straw man for the frustrations conservatives have with the federal government. "

" In my eight years as governor, I did everything I could to resist federal control of issues that belong to the states. "

" One of my great joys in life is being a pilot. There is a great sense of freedom in soaring through the sky. You get a different perspective up there. Seeing things that aren't so apparent from the ground. "

" When you combine the men and women deployed from our military installations with activated reservists and members of the National Guard, Georgia is contributing more personnel to the theatre than any other State in our Union. "

" It's not in the heart of America to see others go hungry. "

" No American - Christian or otherwise - should have to choose between their careers and their faith. "

" The Republican Party needs to be very, very careful that it maintains the Golden Rule in its rhetoric regarding immigration policy. "

" My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service. "

" The South is a great driving destination for tourism - heritage, cultural and many other types of tourism. "

" I'm a big fruit-and-vegetable kind of guy. "

" I expect each and every USDA employee to uphold their fellow Americans' First Amendment freedoms. "

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" We have seen levee breaks and flooding in the wake of storms, some of which have caused the loss of life, and USDA is ready to assist in any way we can. "

" In Georgia, agriculture is one area where Democrats and Republicans consistently reached across the aisle and work together. "

" The goal of any farmer, after producing enough to feed his own family, has always been to find the best place to sell the year's crop. "