John Sununu

As a boy, when I was bad, my mother would chew me out in Spanish. And since I was bad a lot, I learned a lot of Spanish! ↗

— John Sununu

#boy #chew #i #learned #lot

Bureaucrats behave very differently than a private-sector manager because their motivations are different. Permanent bureaucrats, no matter how senior, worry about their next job. ↗

— John Sununu

#because #behave #bureaucrats #different #differently

Candidates and their consultants keep making the same mistake. They assume that all independents are bundled neatly together ideologically between Republicans and Democrats. ↗

— John Sununu

#between #candidates #consultants #democrats #ideologically

Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states. Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage that is not within its own laws, Constitution, and legal precedents. ↗

— John Sununu

#defining #forced #laws #left #legal

Don't let that weapon technology proliferate. Don't let Saddam Hussein get capability for nuclear or chemical weapons, because he's already shown a willingness to use any weapon at his disposal. ↗

— John Sununu

#any #because #capability #chemical #disposal

For my children, it makes sense to talk about modernizing Social Security, letting them create stronger personal accounts, letting them get a higher rate of return over the long run. ↗

— John Sununu

#accounts #children #create #get #higher

I loved my time in Congress, but people who spend all of their time planning to run for office have very few useful skills to deploy when they finally get there. ↗

— John Sununu

#deploy #few #finally #get #i

I understand the process of politics and the game of television. ↗

— John Sununu

#i #politics #process #television #understand

I'm an old man of 73, and I've been around a long time. If I don't know something by now, I probably never will. ↗

— John Sununu

#been #i #know #long #long time

It's good to give seniors more choices and more options, let them choose a plan that's best for them and target assistance to the lowest income people. ↗

— John Sununu

#best #choices #choose #give #good