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A disaster where marble has been substituted for imagination. ↗

— Ada Louise Huxtable

#disaster #imagination #marble #substituted #where

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.

#country #criticized #development #economic #economic development

My father, one of the great entrepreneurs and philanthropists of this state, taught me that capital - monetary or political - is to be used to benefit others. I intend to continue that tradition. ↗

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

#capital #continue #entrepreneurs #father #great

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.

#either #got #lot #message #place

The rest of the world cares about how we conduct our affairs because they then take that lead. We're the only leader in the world today. Some are wishing us well, others think that we're 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.

#affairs #again #back #back up #because

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.

#any #back #before #borders #different

And the trajectory that our debt is taking now beyond $14 trillion is going to have an impact on our currency. It goes south, and our currency's going to have an impact on our standard of living and affect every family in this country, and over time, our international competitiveness. ↗

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

#beyond #competitiveness #country #currency #debt

But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses. ↗

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

#earned #economic #economic recovery #entrepreneurs #must

For those of us who have lived abroad and seen our nation in a highly competitive 21st century, and kind of see where this world is going - unless we are able to strengthen our core, we're going to see the end of the American century. And that is totally unacceptable. ↗

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

#able #abroad #american #american century #century

I can't stomach the thought that we are passing down to the next generation a country that is less viable, less good, less competitive, less compassionate than the one we got. ↗

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

#competitive #country #down #generation #good