"We are building an aspiration nation, a country where it's not who you know or where you're from but who you are and where you're determined to go, " he said.
"What we want people to realize is stay alert, stay vigilant, know that you're probably encountering this stuff more than you think you are, " he says.
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"You're constantly aware that there are more patients arriving than you can safely manage, " he said.
"If there are any young folk, and you're confused about what these swearwords are, you can ask your parents later, " he said by way of apology for his bad language.
"My father always advocated gaining self-confidence outside the family business because once you're in, you never know if you're doing a good job or if people are just being nice to you, " he says.
"The benefits that you can create if you're there longer are extraordinary, " he said.
He said, when individuals are going out, if you're from Summit, we're going to sit down and have a cup of coffee with you.
You know, Abe Lincoln, the day after his election to the presidency, gathered in his office the newsmen who had been covering his campaign and he said to them, 'Well boys, you're troubles are over now, mine have just begun.
"The people who are being impacted are telling you they're against it, " he says.
He says the risks of second-hand smoke outdoors are "quite small unless you're right next to the smoker".
"You become what you're used to dealing with and he's used to dealing with guys that are out of shape, over the hill and who literally just turn up, " he said.
"Satisfy the public that you're making sure your pilots are not asleep on the job, " he added.
"He's an awesome friend, he was an awesome teammate obviously anytime any Carolina guys are having success, you're excited, " Harvey said.
"He said, 'You're probably never going to be a star on Broadway, but there are plenty of stars on Wall Street, '" Bushman recalls.
"If you're an enterprise that is doing just basic text e-mail back and forth, chances are you're not going to run into any problems here, " he says.
"If you're in a city laying over--airports are artificial enough, " he says.
"You're not delivering the same thing that a hundred other people are delivering, " he says.
"The politicians are lucky you're not running for president because you would beat them all, " he said at the time.
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