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I'm proud that many of Missouri's lawmakers stood strong to protect the lives of the innocent unborn and women's health. ”
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. ”
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. ”
It's oftentimes the case that relief workers, people who've been involved in development projects and foreign assistance, have a real understanding of foreign cultures that the military desperately needs if we're going to be able to work effectively. ”
I don't think that we need to raise tuition on our students. I don't think that our students should be made to pay for the mistakes of our past politicians and the promises they made. ”
In any leadership, whenever you're facing a tough challenge, find ways to bring people together and get them to serve together. ”
For too long, Missouri has been run by career politicians, owned by corrupt consultants, high-paid lobbyists and special interests. ”
The fact is, I was elected governor of the state of Missouri to bring more jobs to the state of Missouri. ”
We are fighting to bring more jobs to the people of Missouri. ”
Tort reform is important. We need to prevent trial lawyers from killing good jobs. ”