Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
cutting defense enough
If we can't find cuts in the defense budget, we're not looking carefully enough.
war taken deployment
It's taken a lot of presidents to get us where we are today, a lot of deployments, a lot of wars, a lot engagements. You add them all up.
real secret diplomats
The real secret about diplomats is that we're trained to say something, when there is nothing to say, and to say nothing when there is something to say.
reality people giving
With a weak and rotting core, you don't have much of a foreign policy. You're discounted at the negotiating table, economically and militarily. So when people ask what's the best course of action for the U.S.-China relationship, I can give you ten academic responses. But the reality is we need to rebuild our core.
country political today
Our political debates today are corrosive and not reflective of the belief that Abe Lincoln espoused back in his day: that we are a great country because we are a good country.
serendipity messages right-time
Politics is a lot of serendipity. You're in the right place and the right time and you've got the right message, and it either connects for you or, or it doesn't.
father entrepreneur political
My father, one of the great entrepreneurs and philanthropists of this state, taught me that capital - monetary or political - is to be used to benefit others. I intend to continue that tradition.
long lines sides
I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides.
country america world
I love music, I love all kinds of music, particularly jazz. Jazz is an extension of America. There's no other country in the world that could have produced jazz.
growth world trade
America is the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets.
country reality cities
The reality, sitting ten thousand miles away, is that we remain the country that inspires. We remain that shining city on a hill.
religious pursuit-of-happiness race
People truly reaching across boundaries - be they religious or race, political or geographic. A state that is sincerely civil and respectful of each individual's pathway toward life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness will be our goal.
cutting debt levels
I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a balanced budget amendment, which we as governors always had to deal with.
When America closes its doors, so does everybody else.