A biography for Eric Greitenshasn’t been written yet.
“My parents were both Democrats and I grew up as a Democrat. Basically I was told that the Democrats were the party that cared about people. I liked people and I cared about them, so I was a Democrat.”
“When I was in Iraq and Afghanistan, I never once turned to someone before a raid on a house and said, 'Hey, man, are you a Democrat or a Republican?'”
“We need a modern government that allows people to do more on-line instead of making them wait in line.”
“If you want to start or grow a business in the state of Missouri and hire more people with good jobs, I will be your friend and ally.”
“Children who know that they have something to offer others will learn that they can shape the world around them for the better.”
“I'm proud to be Jewish.”
“Whenever we love or care for anything in our lives we're willing to respond with care and with compassion, but if something that we love or someone we love is threatened, we're also willing to respond with courage.”
“I've never been in politics before, but even in the brief time that I've been running for governor, I've been exposed to some of the worst people I've ever known. Liars, cowards, sociopaths.”
“Our state's world famous motto, 'Show me,' reminds us that Missourians don't much value big talk.”
“The more I thought about myself, the weaker I got. The more I recognized that I was serving a purpose larger than myself, the stronger I got.”
“People know if you care about them. How do you show people that you care? By caring for them. By putting their needs first. By sacrificing for them. By serving them. Do that, and you'll build a great team.”
“Right to work doesn't eliminate unions. It makes them more responsible and accountable to their members on the front lines.”
“There is no room for anti-Semitism in the Republican Party, and the leaders need to show that.”
“I became a conservative because I believe that caring for people means more than just spending taxpayer money; it means delivering results. It means respecting and challenging our citizens, telling them what they need to hear, not simply what they want to hear.”
“Like the plague, opioids kill the young, the old, the healthy, the sick, the virtuous and the sinful.”
“Warriors are warriors not because of their strengh, but because of their ability strengh to good purpose”
“I don't think many people want to say to themselves that they've quit. At the same time, we've all failed in our lives, we've all failed at different things in different ways and I think there's a lot to be said about facing that failure squarely.”
“I think there are a couple of key lessons that come from Judaism that shaped my life. One of them is the idea we have a duty to repair the world, and all of us should play a role in our lives in trying to repair the world and to make the world better for the next generation.”
“So Hell Week is considered to be the hardest week of the hardest military training in the world. It is a week of continuous military training during which most classes sleep for a total of two to five hours over the course of the entire week.”
“I thought buying at the local market would be an excellent way to build positive relationships with the local villagers.”