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

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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. "

" Our form of government depends on a mutual bond of trust between the people and their government. But people have become cynical about their government. "

" 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. "

" The only legacy I seek is the one that any grandparent seeks - that is, to hand off our nation... our fields and our farms to the next generation in better shape than we found it. "

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

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

First Amendment

" It is a commitment to our children and grandchildren to preserve a statewide network of land and water resources, prime agricultural and forestry lands, and natural, historic, and recreational areas for them to enjoy. "

" Agriculture is in my heart. "

" The fact is that Common Core is no more responsible for a bizarre homework question than global warming is for a rain shower. "

" If I want to call somebody's name out, I want to make sure they've done wrong. "

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

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

" Food is a noble thing to trade. "

" The jury is still out on whether humans are causing climate change. "

" It's become a running joke among the public, and liberals have lost all credibility when it comes to climate science because their arguments have become so ridiculous and so obviously disconnected from reality. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Floods, droughts, and natural disasters are a fact of life for farmers, ranchers, and foresters. They have persevered in the past, and they will adapt in the future - with the assistance of the scientists and experts at USDA. "

Natural Disasters

" In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times. "

" We have to get out of the mindset that, 'If I invest $1 in crop insurance, I want to make sure I get a $1.10 or plus out of that.' "

" I call it people-to-people politics and that's what politics should be about, reaching out and helping one another and touching one another about what we're going to do. "

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

" You see, greatness for a state doesn't require some huge monument for all to see. It is not a journey to a particular destination - but a commitment to follow a course of constant and never-ending improvement. "

" I'm not very much of a 'name it and shame it' kind of guy. "

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

" We can love all people while loving the law and expecting the law to be fulfilled, and that's a tricky balance. "

" 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. "

" 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. "