We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.

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.

Routine feeds the illusion of safety...

An artistic perspective will jab at you from a different angle

I think humor is such a personal thing, and you put a microphone in somebody's face, they're going to say something that offends somebody.

We see signs of it perhaps for 28 das or 34 days, then it goes away. Yet we are different.

We have been actively trying to have New York City host the 2012 Olympics.

I like complicated characters.

I do like to go to movies. I like to be in the theater. I like the event of it.

It's hard to replace the gray matter that is inherent in every human being. No computer can do it quite that well yet.

There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.

We must have a better word than "prefabricated", why not "ready-made"?