The success of our economy shouldn’t determine the success of our schools
BOB RILEYDrugs are the enemies of ambition and hope – and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.
More Bob Riley Quotes
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Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama’s future than an investment in education.
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I believe we should have no higher priority than investing in our children’s classrooms and in their future.
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Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope – and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.
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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.
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Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.
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In a time of tight budgets, difficult choices have to be made. We must make sure our very limited resources are spent on priorities.
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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
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The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.
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Different places. Different ideas. Different people. It’s all hard to accept at times, and change can often be a little scary. But if there’s one fact that I’ve learned from raising a family, from running several businesses, from serving in Congress and now as Governor, it’s that nothing has ever grown without changing.
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When money follows results – we will get more results for our money
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I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don’t waste anytime thinking about future elections until we’ve done our jobs here.
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No skill shapes a child’s future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.
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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.
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Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.
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I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
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