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
memorial-day sacrifice long
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
believe longer question statements time
There is no longer time for statements like ""if only"" or ""we can't."" We must and we will succeed. The only question now is how and when. I believe the time is now.
country jesus rain
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.
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.
results
When money follows results - we will get more results for our money
school economy determine
The success of our economy shouldn't determine the success of our schools
war men two
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
children school skills
No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.
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.
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.
change running often-is
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.
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 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.
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.