Tom Vilsack 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.

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  Military   Believe  

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• 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.

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  Appreciation   Years  

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

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• 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.

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  Determination   Thinking   Numbers  

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

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

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