Earl Butz Quotes

United States, Politician
July 3, 1909 – February, 2, 2008.

Earl Lauer Butz (July 3, 1909 – February 2, 2008) was a United States government official who served as Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. His policies favored large-scale corporate farming and an end to New Deal programs, but he is best remembered for a series of verbal gaffes that eventually cost him his job.

I challenged things that needed to be challenged at Purdue.

Earl Butz
- Things
- Needed
- Challenged
Teaching was the most pleasant thing I did.

Earl Butz
- Teaching
- Most
- Did

I made lots of talks and challenged lots of people.

Earl Butz
- People
- Challenged
- Lots
While he was president, it was popular to be a Nixon hater.

Earl Butz
- Popular
- President
- While
Sometimes my quotes may be too colorful.

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- May
- Sometimes
- Colorful
Ford was warm and friendly. He wouldn't embarrass a Cabinet member.

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- Friendly
- Warm
- Member
The difference was you worked for Nixon, and with Ford.

Earl Butz
- You
- Difference
- Worked
No, I try not to be a negative thinker.

Earl Butz
- Try
- Negative
- Thinker

Food is a tool. It is a weapon in the U.S. negotiating kit

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- Food
But you've got to make choices, and you're not going to be right all the time.

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- Time
- You
- Choices
I understood public relations and always maintained a high profile.

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- High
- Always
- Profile
I was a stubborn cuss, and I made some mistakes.

Earl Butz
- Made
- Mistakes
- Stubborn
Nixon was kind of a loner, he had a cold personality.

Earl Butz
- Kind
- Personality
- Cold