Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
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.
long lines sides
I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides.
running thinking order
I don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the office of president.
years joy conservative
I’ve been married for 29 years. My marriage has been the greatest joy of my life. There is nothing conservative about denying other Americans the ability to forge that same relationship with the person they love.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
cutting defense enough
If we can't find cuts in the defense budget, we're not looking carefully enough.
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.
acceptable economic income interested protect sure utah
We're interested in making sure we protect middle- and low-income Utah while stimulating economic development, ... we need to make it acceptable to legislators.
across affect budget costs doubt energy high prices putting weeks
We're some weeks away from putting our budget together, but I can tell you this, that energy prices as high as they are will affect costs across the board. There's no doubt about that,
busy children visit wherever
We want our children to do the things they would do wherever we lived. They have friends who come to visit and they are busy with their own plans,