“I have had a strong and a long relationship on national security, I've been involved in every national crisis that this nation has faced since Beirut, I understand the issues, I understand and appreciate the enormity of the challenge we face from radical Islamic extremism. I am prepared. I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn't a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn't a governor for a short period of time.” NeedsLongJobsFacesStrongNationsChallengesIssuesSecurityInvolvedPeriodsTrainingAppreciateCrisisPreparedRadicalIslamicGovernorsNational SecurityExtremismMayorsChallenges We FaceBeirutLong RelationshipJob Training Author:John McCain
“In times of crisis our nation depends on the courage and determination of the Guard. You know the call of active duty can come at any time. You stand ready to put your lives on hold and answer that call, ... And you did so because you love your state and your country. America appreciates your courageous decision to serve. Together with your comrades in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Reserves, you are showing that patriotism is alive and well in Idaho and throughout the United States.” KnowsWellsCountryStatesTogetherAmericaForceNationsDecisionAnswersUnitedUnited StatesCourageAliveAirLove YouReadyDutyDependsDeterminationAppreciateArmyCrisisActiveCourageousReservesNavyMarineComradeAir ForceIdahoAppreciate YouTimes Of CrisisCourage And DeterminationArmy NavyCourageous Decisions Author:George H. W. Bush
“[On the United States:] A nation which does not appreciate that the simple elocution exercise 'Merry Mary married hairy Harry' contains not one but three vowel sounds.” DoeStatesThreeLanguageNationsSoundSimpleUnitedUnited StatesExerciseMarriedAppreciateMaryMerryVowelsElocution Author:Jessica Mitford
“I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education. In order to appreciate cultures of another nation, one needs to go there, know the people and mingle with the culture of that country. One way to do that, if one is lucky enough, is to buy things from those cultures.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayNeedsChildrenCountryEnoughOrderCultureNationsLuckyAppreciatePassionateOne WayFormalTravelerFormal Education Author:David Rockefeller
“As Americans, we have shown ourselves to have the greatest military on the face of the planet, but we are not so very good at anticipating threats and appreciating just how difficult it is to build up stable democracies, to make the investments and sustainable development that we must as a nation if we are to attack the root causes of these sorts of instability.” IfsFacesNationsCausesDifficultDemocracyMilitaryPlanetsDevelopmentAppreciateRootsThreatInvestmentVery GoodStableSustainable DevelopmentInstabilityRoot CauseGreatest Military Author:Martin O'Malley
“The hardest problem of all is to appreciate the facts that the poor nations are - quite reasonably - not going to forgo their development, and that they can only afford to develop by consuming fossil fuels.” FactsProblemNationsPoorDevelopmentAppreciateHardestFuelFossilsConsumingFossil FuelPoor Nations Author:Philip Kitcher
“Home is a notion that only nations of the homeless fully appreciate and only the uprooted comprehend.” HomeNationsAppreciateNotionHomelessRepose Book:Angle of Repose Source: Angle of Repose
“We need a leader who can lower taxes, protect small businesses, and increase job creation nationwide. I have no doubt that John McCain appreciates the important role Hispanics play not only in the economy, but in our nation's culture as well -- he has a track record with Hispanics for more than 20 years as a senator from Arizona. The American people need a strong leader who has the experience and the judgment to be the next President of the United States, and that man is John McCain.” PeopleMenNeedsYearsWellsImportantStatesPlayJobsCultureNextStrongNationsPresidentUnitedLeaderRolesUnited StatesEconomyDoubtRecordsCreationProtectTaxesJudgmentAppreciateIncreaseTrackNo DoubtSenatorsSmall BusinessArizonaMccainTrack RecordJob CreationStrong Leaders Author:Katie Barberi
“I fully recognize and appreciate the many substantial contributions of black Americans and other minorities to the creation and preservation and development of our great nation” NationsBlackCreationDevelopmentAppreciateContributionMinoritiesPreservationGreat Nations Author:Strom Thurmond