Blaming your faults on your nature does not change the nature of your faults. After growing up on a dairy farm, everything in life seemed easy

Growing up on a dairy farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose.

My goal with the Canadian border is the same goal I have for Japan and Korea.

The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection.

Food safety involves everybody in the food chain.

The industry is becoming very ready for animal identification.

When one cow was found with BSE in 2003, many of our trading partners closed their borders to our beef.

The meat and poultry industries are outstanding industries, and it's going to be a very natural fit for me.

In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.

There is a certain amount of momentum that is achieved when one country after another reopens their borders.

We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues.

It's all talk til it's all real walk.

I'm a good dad I spend a lot of time with my kids.

The incessant perpetuation of collective fantasies makes people crave the truth and nothing but the truth - reality is the fastest American commodity.

Few of us know what we are capable of doing... we have never pushed ourselves hard enough to find out. Alfred

Tour is disgusting, actually, I have no idea how people do it. Your brain would go to rot, unless you really, really worked hard at making sure it didn't.

Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom.

Fleets cannot operate without bases.

I believe everything is energy. I believe that the meal you serve yourself, you prepare, is energy. And if you serve it to your family, it's your gift of energy to them.

We can't possibly fight all the terrorists in all the countries where they exist because we don't have the money or manpower to do so.

To see like a customer, be like a customer.