Eric Greitens Quotes
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I was at this dinner for Rhodes Scholars. And we were in the Rhodes mansion, which is this fancy mansion on the Oxford campus. And I remember I looked up in the rotunda, and I saw that etched into the marble were the names of Rhodes Scholars who had left Oxford, and had fought and died in World War II.
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It certainly could be that there are prejudices around. I can only speak to what I have lived, and I have experienced that people have been incredibly welcoming to me as a Jewish Republican.
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I am a conservative Republican, but I didn't start out that way. I was raised as a Democrat.
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The fact is, I was elected governor of the state of Missouri to bring more jobs to the state of Missouri.
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I know the pride of carrying our nation's flag abroad - and I have felt the grief of burying too many friends beneath that flag at home.
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We need to protect every life and that we need to defend the lives of the unborn.
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...it's not enough to fight for a better world; we also have to live lives worth fighting for.
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If we want to change something, we must begin with understanding. But if we want to love something, we must begin with acceptance.
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Our state's world famous motto, 'Show me,' reminds us that Missourians don't much value big talk.
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The mistake that I made was that I was engaged in a consensual relationship with a woman who was not my wife. That is a mistake for which I am very sorry.
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So Hell Week is considered to be the hardest week of the hardest military training in the world. It is a week of continuous military training during which most classes sleep for a total of two to five hours over the course of the entire week.
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I've learned that courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin, and that every warrior, every humanitarian, every citizen is built to live with both. In fact, to win a war, to create peace, to save a life, or just to live a good life requires of us - of every one of us - that we be both good and strong.
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Alone, human beings can feel hunger. Alone, we can feel cold. Alone, we can feel pain. To feel poor, however, is something we do only in comparison to others.
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Yet the basic fact remains: we live in a world marked by violence, and if we want to protect others, we sometimes have to be willing to fight.
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When you have law-abiding citizens who are actively ready to protect themselves and their family, that reduces crime.
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I was raised to stand up for the little guy, for working families and the middle class.
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Part of the attraction of the SEAL teams was the incredible tests that it offered.
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The more successful Navy SEALs there are, the more glory it reflects on the community and the better it is for our country.
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Anyone who is willing to take a bullet for this country, anyone who is willing to serve in uniform, should at the end of their military service be given an opportunity to become an American citizen.
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Of course fear does not automatically lead to courage. Injury does not necessarily lead to insight. Hardship will not automatically make us better. Pain can break us or make us wiser. Suffering can destroy us or make us stronger. Fear can cripple us, or it can make us more courageous. It is resilience that makes the difference.
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For too long, Missouri has been run by career politicians, owned by corrupt consultants, high-paid lobbyists and special interests.
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If you want to start or grow a business in the state of Missouri and hire more people with good jobs, I will be your friend and ally.
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I had a great time at Oxford, got a wonderful, wonderful education there.
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As the Obama administration negotiates with the Karzai government and with Pakistan, we may be tempted to make commitments that, in the name of nation-building, restrict our ability to fight terrorists. If we must involve the Afghan government in every night raid, our operations will slow and targets will escape.