William G. Boykin Quotes

born 1948 United States

William G. "Jerry" Boykin (born April 19, 1948) was the United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence under President George W. Bush from 2002 to 2007 and retired general officer.

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In every case, here's the challenging bottom line: practicing tough love is- without question- toughest on the man who loves the most.

Man to Man: Rediscovering Masculinity in a Challenging World (2020)

Terrorists strike like lightning- hard, fast, and without warning.

Never Surrender (2008)

Talk through options and offer suggestions. Don't ignore an obvious problem in your family life and in your marriage.

Man to Man: Rediscovering Masculinity in a Challenging World (2020)

Big talkers have a greater tendency to compromise you than the strong, silent types who aren't so eager to transmit the latest insider gossip. You have to think about those characteristics.

Man to Man: Rediscovering Masculinity in a Challenging World (2020)

They’re after us because we’re a Christian nation.

I knew my God was bigger than his. I knew that my God was a real God and his was an idol.

George Bush was not elected by a majority of the voters in the United States, he was appointed by God.

A few Christian men I've met seem to think they are somehow robbed of their manhood if their wife has a job, and it's even worse if she has a serious career of her own. That's a foolish attitude. At the same time, what is even worse is a man whose wife is compelled to work because her husband refused to get a job.

Man to Man: Rediscovering Masculinity in a Challenging World (2020)

Well, is he [bin Laden] the enemy? Next slide. Or is this man [Saddam] the enemy? The enemy is none of these people I have showed you here. The enemy is a spiritual enemy. He’s called the principality of darkness. The enemy is a guy called Satan.”

Why is this man in the White House? The majority of Americans did not vote for him. Why is he there? And I tell you this morning that he’s in the White House because God put him there for a time such as this.

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