I ended up being the governor of a very ag state, Nebraska.

Growing up on a dairy farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose.

My goal with the Canadian border is the same goal I have for Japan and Korea.

The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection.

Food safety involves everybody in the food chain.

The industry is becoming very ready for animal identification.

When one cow was found with BSE in 2003, many of our trading partners closed their borders to our beef.

The meat and poultry industries are outstanding industries, and it's going to be a very natural fit for me.

Blaming your faults on your nature does not change the nature of your faults. After growing up on a dairy farm, everything in life seemed easy

In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.

There is a certain amount of momentum that is achieved when one country after another reopens their borders.

Beauty soaks reality as water fills a rag.

Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that’s beautiful.

The corruption of religious leaders, who were expected to be the source of spiritual force and regeneration, is the last step in the of decay of a community.

I can't live without a sense of humor. I need to be laughing and entertained at all times.

It's the guided thought that conquers; not the guided missile.

A student's mentality in learning martial arts is to overcome one's problems.

Figure out where you're going before you go there: he was told that a long time ago.

It takes a lifetime to build tradition.

Someone asked Luther, "Do you feel that you've been forgiven?" He answered, "No, but I'm as sure As there's a God in Heaven!"

The eye of the mind, like that of the body, can only extend its view to new objects, by losing sight of those which are now before it.