When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the war debt because it stemmed from World War I.
Communications are better now than in my Vietnam days.
Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair.
I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past mistakes, then you need to be drug out and shot.
What is your major malfunction?
It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.
A day without blood is like a day without sunshine!
I always wanted to be a film composer. So very early on I started collecting soundtracks and paying attention to how movie music works. Actually I'd like to have the opportunity to conduct for the rest of my life.
we have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally
You have to be careful, because, in the [Donald] Trump stimulus package, there were two elements. One is the infrastructure investment program, which at this moment doesn't have the financing spelled out in any effective form.
If you want to lead people, you have to let them come up close.