A biography for Sonny Perduehasn’t been written yet.
“The only legacy I seek is the one that any grandparent seeks - that is, to hand off our nation... our fields and our farms to the next generation in better shape than we found it.”
“We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs to abide by our laws.”
“Repentance comes from the heart.”
“If I want to call somebody's name out, I want to make sure they've done wrong.”
“No, our greatness does not come from our government.”
“The South is a great driving destination for tourism - heritage, cultural and many other types of tourism.”
“Ethanol is here to stay, and we're going to work for new technologies to be more efficient.”
“In my eight years as governor, I did everything I could to resist federal control of issues that belong to the states.”
“I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness. And I believe greatness is within our grasp.”
“We have to get out of the mindset that, 'If I invest $1 in crop insurance, I want to make sure I get a $1.10 or plus out of that.'”
“Food is a noble thing to trade.”
“You see, greatness for a state doesn't require some huge monument for all to see. It is not a journey to a particular destination - but a commitment to follow a course of constant and never-ending improvement.”
“I am a small business owner; I'm in the agri-business. That's about as blind a trust as you can get. We trust in the Lord for rain and many other things.”
“But we know that the very God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. And sometimes we're called upon to defend both life and liberty - God's blessings to Americans, and indeed, to all of His creation.”
“My first goal as governor is to restore public trust in state government by changing the culture of state government.”
“I've helped create and save thousands of American jobs.”
“We don't want a busybody government - a boss - that butts into our lives every chance it gets to tell us how to work, how to play, where to live and on and on.”
“The Republican Party needs to be very, very careful that it maintains the Golden Rule in its rhetoric regarding immigration policy.”
“I'm going to be the unapologetic chief advocate, chief salesman for American agriculture products around the world. You grow 'em, we're going to sell 'em.”
“In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times.”