Bob Riley

“The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.”

“In a time of tight budgets, difficult choices have to be made. We must make sure our very limited resources are spent on priorities. I believe we should have no higher priority than investing in our children's classrooms and in their future.”

“God looked down on this country because this country was founded on the rock and that rock was our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And when the storms came and the rains came, the rock, it did not move. But over the last 15 or 20 years, something began to erode.”

“Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.”

“However, before we make the mistake of patting ourselves on the back, let's remember: government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely. The real credit for our economic renewal belongs to the people of Alabama .”

“Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.”

“No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.”

“For too long, we have focused on our differences - in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs - rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together.”

“The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.”

“You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones.”

“Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.”

“One person can make a difference. In fact, it's not only possible for one person to make a difference, it's essential that one person makes a difference. And believe it or not, that person is you.”

“Tolerating evil leads only to more evil. And when good people stand by and do nothing while wickedness reigns, their communities will be consumed.”

“I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.”

“Nothing is worse, or more of a breach of the social contract between citizen and state, than for government officials, bureaucrats and agencies to waste the money entrusted to them by the people they serve.”

“Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed.”

“Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope - and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.”

“The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes they had hoped to live.”

“We've got to take care of the poor.”

“According to our Christian ethics, we're supposed to love God, love each other and help take care of the poor. It is immoral to charge somebody making $5,000 an income tax.”