Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the "hero" within us is revealed.
One person can make a difference. In fact, its not only possible for one person to make a difference, its 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.
Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope - and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.
If my house is on fire, I don't need the fire chief telling me I should not have built the house out of wood. I need somebody to put the fire out.
If we are going to save this country, if we are going to reestablish that belief in God, it's up to us. If we don't do it, who will?
Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.
We must now view our problems as opportunities - historic opportunities to change the failed systems of the past and do what's right for our future.
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.
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.
You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones
No two wars are ever the same. Some are just, some are unjust, but the basic commonality shared between them all is that young men and women heeded a call to service, overcame their fear, and fought for their side
Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.
No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.
Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and the sacrifices of our military.
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.
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.
Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.
The success of our economy shouldn't determine the success of our schools
When money follows results - we will get more results for our money
The opponents of my budget propose taking $200 million out of our classrooms and instead spending it on a larger school employee pay raise. Our focus should be on making sure our children come first.
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.
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 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.
