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

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" You don't try to fix things that aren't broken. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" Agriculture is in my heart. "

" I will absolutely be an advocate and a fighter where necessary. "

" Repentance comes from the heart. "

" It is simply unacceptable for people to sneak into this country illegally on Thursday, obtain a government-issued I.D. on Friday, head for the welfare office on Monday, and cast a vote on Tuesday. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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.' "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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 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. "

" I think overall, from a deputy, from an undersecretary standpoint, the goal of a good leader is to get diversity across there. Geographical diversity is important. Industry diversity is important: you can't have all corn growers... Not only that, you've got gender diversity, you've got racial diversity. "

" We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs to abide by our laws. "

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

" Food is a noble thing to trade. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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