Famous Quotes & Sayings

We?re in San Francisco. She?s from Alabama and she knows where the Goodie Shop is. That?s because she grew up in Arlington.

Artur Davis

Until we get a new president, we are not going to see greater diversity on the Alabama bench or in the South.

We're going to focus on our own performance and not worry about what Stanford or Alabama is doing.

Ellen Gilchrist

My ancestors are Highland Scots, and my father's home in north Alabama is so much like northwest Arkansas. I have the same allergies in both places.

Bear Bryant

I ain't never been nothin but a winner.

The people of Alabama just have a general distrust of government. They don't want to give (lawmakers) discretion.

Boo Weekley

We hunt in Florida, where I live in Jay. I hunt in Alabama a little bit, on my uncle's land. I go to Illinois and hunt with some friends up there. I hunt in Mississippi and Missouri.

We definitely feel the constitution for the state of Alabama should be rewritten. We also feel there is a need for more support of our elderly people to help them get medical care.

Bob Riley

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 .

You look at our schedule. We won two out of three at Miami. We won two out of three at Alabama and we've won every other game we've played. As a coach, you can't ask for anything more than that. When you look at our schedule ... if anybody thought or expected we'd be better than (11-2) right now, I'd thought they were crazy. If I'd expected that I'd been crazy. It would have been very unrealistic of us. So I'm very pleased with where we're at.

Artur Davis

We have built a genuine level of enthusiasm and goodwill with people throughout this district. People are really excited about the possibilities this election holds, not just for this district, but because of the message Alabama sent to the rest of the country.

We did this without the governor's help. The real governor of Alabama got it through.

Katy Mixon

Pensacola isn't Florida, really. It's the Panhandle. It's right up there near Alabama and Louisiana. It's, like, a stroll away from New Orleans. I feel like New Orleans is home.

Our first shipment after Katrina was steel that was in one of our terminals. It arrived before Katrina, and they barged to the Hyundai plant in Alabama less than two weeks after Katrina.

DeMarre Carroll

That Alabama game helped us. We played really hard. Our confidence level after that game really rose. I saw it in practice. Right now, we can't look back, we can only look forward.

Michael Brown

I think everyone in the country needs to take a big, collective, deep breath and recognize that there are a lot of people in this state, in Mississippi and Alabama who are living under conditions that, quite frankly, I doubt any reporter in this room is living under -- no food, no water, it's hot, it's sticky, their homes have been destroyed, they don't know where they're going to go next.

Bob Riley

Is Alabama better off than it was three years ago? ... four more years.

I thought we played very well defensively in the first half. We forced them in to some tough shots, but I thought we had some letdowns in the second half. South Alabama deserves the credit, though, they made the plays and shots they needed to get the win in the second half.

Bob Riley

I think we've got one of the greatest presidents we've ever had, but he doesn't know Alabama the way I do,

I think Terry and Milton have a good relationship. They took their visit to Alabama together and have talked a whole lot during the process.

Angelina Jolie

Like most people, I am simply trying to understand the situation in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and how I can best help.

Jose Antonio Vargas

Laws are getting passed in states like Alabama that basically would punish American citizens who are 'harboring' people. Since the federal government hasn't been able to muster or to get comprehensive immigration reform passed, states are taking it upon themselves to police and enforce laws.

I went with Alabama because I always wanted to play in the SEC.

Jo Bonner

Please know that my thoughts and prayers, as well as those of many, many others here in Alabama and around the country, are with each of you during this time.

Playing quality schools like Alabama and South Florida are always good to have on a schedule playing-wise. Conference games are definitely the most important. Stephen F. Austin and Texas State are some of the standout games, and we want to play them hard to garner the respect of the other top tier teams in the conference.

I always wanted to be a cheerleader, my Mom always dressed me up as an Alabama cheerleader on Saturdays.

But (the Alabama game), that was the first time I really felt good out there.

He's done a heck of a job getting Alabama back and getting the program better.

Marco Rubio

We must educate and train our children to compete and succeed in the 21st century. Our kids are not going to grow up to compete with children in Alabama or Mississippi. They're going to grow up to compete with kids in India, and China, all over the world; children who are learning to compete and succeed in the 21st century themselves.

Don Siegelman

I think the people of Alabama now realize that they would rather have Don's lottery than Bob and Lucy's taxes.

There are still parts of Alabama that still have got to get through the dangers of this storm.

Constance Baker Motley

I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial.

Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi -- all three -- are trying to get a handle on which offenders they don't have and where they might be.