Famous Quotes & Sayings

Don Siegelman

My announcement is going to be about getting Alabama back on track. We are going to go through and highlight the things that I've done and highlight the things that Gov. Riley has not done,

More than 54 percent of the children in this county live in poverty, ... Twenty-two percent of births are to unwed teen-aged mothers and we are among the top counties in Alabama in the number of high school drop-outs.

Since its inception, the Greater Valley Area Crime Stoppers has received tips that have led to many arrests as well as the recovery and seizure of more than $565,000 in drugs and property. The majority of these tips have resulted in felony arrests. All the counties in Alabama should have this tool available to them to help support their law enforcement agencies.

Don Shula

Mike knew what it was going to be like. He didn't play for Bear Bryant, but he played right after he was gone. He knows all about what Alabama fans want.

Dennis Hastert

Number one, you have to clean up and neutralize the situation in New Orleans so that they can get in and do the work there. And of course also in Alabama and Mississippi,

When I came to the University of Alabama in 1996, I was given all the tools to develop the volleyball program. We have an effective and ongoing recruiting program that gives us an opportunity to recruit the right kind of kids.

Thomas H. Cook

I went to the Alabama public schools at a time when my English teachers, all but one of whom was a woman, taught nothing but the classics. They revered the great British and American writers.

David Sharp

If we have a job opening and we get a good applicant from Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama with solid credentials, we would not hesitate to put them in a classroom setting,

Billy Donovan

I got on them because our thought process going into the game was go inside first and then come back out. We were letting the ball sometimes go on the perimeter with the ball never touching the paint, and I think South Alabama wanted us to do that early in the game.

DJ Qualls

I grew up in a rural area. I grew up in deep southern middle Tennessee, probably about thirty miles from the Alabama border. There's nothing there, really. And the TV was my link to the outside world. It's what kept me from going into factory employment. It's what made me want to go to college. It was really inspiring.

Joe Smith

I think he is the best lefty in South Jersey. He is going to Wallace State, a junior college in Alabama that is consistently ranked in the top five of the country.

Lisa called me here in Alabama and told me about this. And, I'm only about 3? hours from Hattiesburg, so I told her to fly to Birmingham and I'd pick her up and then we could drive down to Hattiesburg together.

Lisa called me here in Alabama and told me about this. And, I'm only about 3½ hours from Hattiesburg, so I told her to fly to Birmingham and I'd pick her up and then we could drive down to Hattiesburg together.

We know we have two important games left in the season. A lot of people are going to ask us about Alabama, but we're not worried about Alabama right now. I'm like, 'Alabama who?' It's all about Georgia, and we're just getting ready for these 'Dogs.

David Johnson

There just seems to be an extreme amount of talent in Alabama in general. I really don't have a good explanation for it, but it really is amazing the talent that's come out of Alabama in the last 100 years.

There is the misperception that all of coastal Alabama suffered the same type of damage that impacted Mississippi, and that's not the case.

As we continue to provide funds for individuals and families, and for public assistance projects and SBA loans, we will see Alabama 's recovery steadily improving.

The Alabama Supreme Court has made that ruling that a commissioner or a board member must be physically present.

The Alabama Beverage Control Board's narcotics unit, one of the best kept secrets in the state,

The Alabama back-to-school sales tax holiday will be good for Alabama parents, good for Alabama teachers, good for Alabama retailers and good for Alabama's economy.

Bill Schneider

Democrats would love to make Mississippi the third state, after South Carolina and Alabama last year, where they've taken the statehouse back from the GOP,

Mitch Mustain

It's Notre Dame, Tennessee and Alabama a little bit. And I still like Arkansas.

Joe Horn

It's not just the people in the (Astrodome), there are people in hotel rooms, 12 at a time with families piled on top of families, and they won't have the financial means. I'm going to stay there two days and see if I can help them out. I know I can't help everybody, but I'm going to try my best because I love the fans there and in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

Don Siegelman

I'm not going to quit fighting so that Alabama will have a choice for governor in 2006,

I'm really proud of the team's performance as a whole in a tough environment on Senior Night in front 10,800. ... Whatever the reason, we weren't as sharp as we needed to be to give Alabama a challenge.

Bob Riley

On behalf of the people of Alabama and Childersburg, I welcome you here, ... Remember every time you see it that you are a welcome partner in the state of Alabama.

It's still pretty big. I still have a bunch of (friends) playing down there. It's kind of big for us to beat each other. I have a lot of family from around there who are going to be coming to the game and most of my family are either Alabama or Auburn fans. It doesn't get any less important (over the years).

The board of directors of Clarke-Mobile has made a decision that it is in the best interest of all the employees of Clarke-Mobile to require participation in the insurance. If your wife does not like that policy, Alabama is an employment-at-will state, and she is free to resign her position at any time.

They have really, since the Alabama meet, turned the corner, and they have really been intense and focused during workouts and carried that to the competition floor.

John Oates

I love what Alabama Shakes is doing - it's kind of like what grunge did to rock 'n' roll, they're doing to R&B.

Steve Spurrier

We have to change our ways, that's a positive. Hopefully we won't put a performance like this on again. Even though Alabama is a bigger and stronger team, we should have bee more competitive. A turnover here or there may have helped us win the game, but we got no turnovers.

This show has exceeded expectations every year. People come from as far away as Louisiana and Alabama to see it. We have one of the best reputations in the South, and this year's faire will be bigger than ever.

We've got a long way to go to get the respect that Alabama needs to get our program back going.