I don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the office of president. Jon Huntsman, Jr. More Quotes by Jon Huntsman, Jr. More Quotes From Jon Huntsman, Jr. I love music, I love all kinds of music, particularly jazz. Jazz is an extension of America. There's no other country in the world that could have produced jazz. Jon Huntsman, Jr. country america world I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides. Jon Huntsman, Jr. lines sides long I’ve been married for 29 years. My marriage has been the greatest joy of my life. There is nothing conservative about denying other Americans the ability to forge that same relationship with the person they love. Jon Huntsman, Jr. conservative joy years I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a balanced budget amendment, which we as governors always had to deal with. Jon Huntsman, Jr. debt levels cutting I respect the president. He and I have a difference of opinion on how to help the country we both love. But the question each of us wants the voters to answer is who will be the better president, not who is the better American. Jon Huntsman, Jr. differences president country People truly reaching across boundaries - be they religious or race, political or geographic. A state that is sincerely civil and respectful of each individual's pathway toward life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness will be our goal. Jon Huntsman, Jr. pursuit-of-happiness race religious This is a time when the United States should be standing tall. There is no other leader in the world today. We shouldn't be approaching conflicts as a team sport. We either get in an we lead and we do a good job, or you don't get in at all. Jon Huntsman, Jr. team jobs sports It's a tribal state, and it always will be. Whether we like it or not, whenever we withdraw from Afghanistan, whether it's now or years from now, we'll have an incendiary situation. Should we stay and play traffic cop? I don't think that serves our strategic interests. Jon Huntsman, Jr. play years thinking I'm not competing in Iowa for a reason. Jon Huntsman, Jr. competing iowa reason I'm a very spiritual person and proud of my Mormon roots. Jon Huntsman, Jr. proud spiritual roots And the trajectory that our debt is taking now beyond $14 trillion is going to have an impact on our currency. It goes south, and our currency's going to have an impact on our standard of living and affect every family in this country, and over time, our international competitiveness. Jon Huntsman, Jr. debt impact country Politics is a lot of serendipity. You're in the right place and the right time and you've got the right message, and it either connects for you or, or it doesn't. Jon Huntsman, Jr. serendipity right-time messages My father, one of the great entrepreneurs and philanthropists of this state, taught me that capital - monetary or political - is to be used to benefit others. I intend to continue that tradition. Jon Huntsman, Jr. entrepreneur political father The reality, sitting ten thousand miles away, is that we remain the country that inspires. We remain that shining city on a hill. Jon Huntsman, Jr. cities country reality My sense is that we're ready for another industrial revolution in this country. The great minds and innovators of Silicon Valley would come through China and say, The pipeline is full of ideas - there's personalized medicine, biotechnology, new forms to power ourselves, clean energy, etc., etc. Jon Huntsman, Jr. industrial-revolution new great power Economic prosperity and quality education for our children are inexorably linked. Jon Huntsman, Jr. economic quality education children We have lost that which has made us great over the generations, and that is the sense of individual and personal responsibility that we can come up, we can pursue our dreams and our aspirations and we won't be blocked by government regulation, by the inability to get a loan as a small business to make our dreams come true. Jon Huntsman, Jr. dreams great business responsibility If you can't define a winning exit strategy for the American people, where we somehow come out ahead, then we're wasting our money, and we're wasting our strategic resources. Jon Huntsman, Jr. you money winning people You can be stern and forthright, and that's my management style, but when you lose it totally, that's a sign of weakness. Jon Huntsman, Jr. lose you style management In our own state, we came up with, I think, what was a very novel approach to closing the gap on the uninsured. To harmonize medical records - which was a major step in getting costs out of the system. Jon Huntsman, Jr. step own think medical
