Bob Riley
Bob Riley
Robert Renfroe "Bob" Rileyis an American politician who was the 52nd Governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
CountryUnited States of America
believe differences making-a-difference
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.
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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. I believe we should have no higher priority than investing in our children's classrooms and in their future.
gentleman alabama investment
Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.
pride differences race
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.
military sacrifice america
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.
jobs government doe
Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.
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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.
change past opportunity
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.
jobs thinking special
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.
change kids opportunity
I think you'd change Alabama fundamentally if in six years someone said, 'If you want the best education in America, you've got to live in Alabama.' you'd change economic development, change the image of this state, you'd offer these kids an opportunity they otherwise would never have had.
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Change makes us confront the great unknown. It introduces different things into our lives. 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.
military men afterlife
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.
fighting simple government
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.
children school skills
No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.