Eric Greitens Quotes
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Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor and the author of Man's Search for Meaning, wrote that human beings create meaning in three ways: thought their work, though their relationships, and by how they choose to meet unavoidable suffering. Every life brings hardship and trial, and every life also offers deep possibilities for meaningful work and love... I've learned that courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin.
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The people who believe in voter intimidation believe that the minute you make a political donation, that you immediately need to turn all your information over to the government.
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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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...it's not enough to fight for a better world; we also have to live lives worth fighting for.
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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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We need to protect every life and that we need to defend the lives of the unborn.
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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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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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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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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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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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Our state's world famous motto, 'Show me,' reminds us that Missourians don't much value big talk.
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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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I've never been in politics before, but even in the brief time that I've been running for governor, I've been exposed to some of the worst people I've ever known. Liars, cowards, sociopaths.
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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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Your children should know that you're always there for them, and that they can call on you when needed. But give them the opportunity to learn to solve their own problems.
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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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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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Since Bin Laden's death, many Americans have decided that our job in Afghanistan is done. They see a victory in the counterterrorism campaign, and are tired of the corruption, confusion and dysfunction of the nation-building campaign.
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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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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 actually think it's very important that the Navy SEAL community stay out of politics.
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It's really important to have role models, and a lot of the ancients always talked about this. Seneca talked about this, Aristotle talked about this, and in fact, this was my boxing coach's philosophy in college, was that you have to have role models.