Eric Greitens

People understand the tremendous sacrifices that veterans have made - and they instinctively want to do something for them. And that sometimes leads people to give veterans an excuse: Oh, you didn't show up for work on time. It must be that you have posttraumatic stress disorder. Oh, you're disabled. Don't even try. ”

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. ”

Defeating a terrorist organization is like fighting a forest fire; there's never a clear moment of victory, and even after you've won, you have to watch carefully. ”

I read Mitch Daniels's book, 'Keeping the Republic,' several times. ”

After four tours of duty as a Navy SEAL officer, I came home from Iraq and watched the VA - the second-biggest bureaucracy in the country - fail my friends. The VA was broken and my friends were suffering. And yet, time and again, the only 'solution' I heard from liberals was to spend more money. It made me angry. ”

Trial lawyers can sue people in the state of Missouri, and because of how broken the system is, if they win just one dollar for their client, they still get paid huge legal fees. For too long in this state, trial lawyers have picked our people's pockets. ”

I had a great time at Oxford, got a wonderful, wonderful education there. ”

The best way to honor the legacy of a person who's passed is to find a way to support the living. ”

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. ”

Missourians are a hardworking people. They want good, quality jobs. ”