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. More Quotes by Jon Huntsman, Jr. More Quotes From Jon Huntsman, Jr. I was criticized at some level within the Republican Party by those who say government should not be in the economic development business at all. My response is that the only country I know that doesn't have an economic development plan is Papa New Guinea. Jon Huntsman, Jr. partygovernmentcountry But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses. Jon Huntsman, Jr. small-businessrecoveryentrepreneur When America closes its doors, so does everybody else. Jon Huntsman, Jr. doedoorsamerica A crisis allows us the opportunity to dig deep into the reservoirs of our very being, to rise to levels of confidence, strength, and resolve that otherwise we didn't think we possessed. Through adversity, we come face to face with who we really are and what really counts. Jon Huntsman, Jr. adversityopportunitythinking Our political debates today are corrosive and not reflective of the belief that Abe Lincoln espoused back in his day: that we are a great country because we are a good country. Jon Huntsman, Jr. politicaltodaycountry The rest of the world cares about how we conduct our affairs because they then take that lead. Were the only leader in the world today. Some are wishing us well, others think that were down and are not going to get back up again, but they are all watching with great interest to see how we conduct our business over the next couple of years. Jon Huntsman, Jr. coupleyearsthinking Science is the process of crash testing ideas: you ram the idea head-on into a brick wall at 60mph, and knowledge is gained by examining the pieces. If the theory is solid, the pieces are from the wall. Then we build a bigger wall. Jon Huntsman, Jr. ramswallideas America is the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets. Jon Huntsman, Jr. growthamericaworld I think we have to be very sensitive to our need to compete, moving forward, and a lot of that is tied to tax policy. Jon Huntsman, Jr. movingneedsthinking At the end of the day, capital is a coward. It's going to flee from wherever it perceives risk to be present in the marketplace. Jon Huntsman, Jr. cowardthe-end-of-the-dayrisk In a day and age of global competition and instantaneous financial flows, you have to be highly sensitive to the way in which tax policy impacts your overall competitiveness as a country. Jon Huntsman, Jr. impactcompetitioncountry In any walk of life, a positive, upbeat outlook trumps any adversarial act. Revenge is counterproductive. Unproductive emotions limit one's ability to move forward, to focus, to think positively, to act creatively. Jon Huntsman, Jr. revengekindnessmoving Today I'm a candidate for the office of president of the United States of America. My kids can't believe I just said that. Jon Huntsman, Jr. believekidsamerica We're fighting an enemy that is far different than any we have got before. It's a nontraditional kind of war, and I think we need to step back, recalibrate how we go about protecting our borders and protecting our people, and resetting our position in the world. Jon Huntsman, Jr. fightingwarthinking If we can't find cuts in the defense budget, we're not looking carefully enough. Jon Huntsman, Jr. defensecuttingenough It's taken a lot of presidents to get us where we are today, a lot of deployments, a lot of wars, a lot engagements. You add them all up. Jon Huntsman, Jr. deploymenttakenwar The real secret about diplomats is that we're trained to say something, when there is nothing to say, and to say nothing when there is something to say. Jon Huntsman, Jr. diplomatsrealsecret With a weak and rotting core, you don't have much of a foreign policy. You're discounted at the negotiating table, economically and militarily. So when people ask what's the best course of action for the U.S.-China relationship, I can give you ten academic responses. But the reality is we need to rebuild our core. Jon Huntsman, Jr. givingrealitypeople To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy. Jon Huntsman, Jr. politicalcrazybelieve I'm a true native of the Bay Area. Jon Huntsman, Jr. nativebay-areaareas
