Tom Vilsack Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back.

  Tom Vilsack

  Growing Up, Military, Believe

• I can't give you a specific number today, in large part because the analysis upon which we would make that determination has not been completed. . . . I think it is fair to say there may be additional costs associated with a farming operation, but it is very difficult to quantify.

  Tom Vilsack

  Determination, Thinking, Numbers

• I wish I could give you all the examples over the last two years as secretary of agriculture, where I hear people in rural America constantly being criticized, without any expression of appreciation for what they do do.

  Tom Vilsack

  Appreciation, Expression, Years

  "Vilsack: 'I took it as a slam on rural America'". Interview with Ezra Klein, www.washingtonpost.com. March 8, 2011.

• The food pyramid is very complicated. It doesn't give you as much info in a quick glance as the plate does.

  Tom Vilsack

  Pyramids, Giving, Doe

  "Plate icon to guide Americans to healthier eating" by Madison Park, www.cnn.com. June 2, 2011.

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