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
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.
school economy determine
The success of our economy shouldn't determine the success of our schools
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.
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.
children school focus
The opponents of my budget propose taking $200 million out of our classrooms and instead spending it on a larger school employee pay raise. Our focus should be on making sure our children come first.
christian income care
According to our Christian ethics, we're supposed to love God, love each other and help take care of the poor. It is immoral to charge somebody making $5,000 an income tax.
gentleman alabama investment
Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.
children believe should-have
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.
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.
government decision government-officials
You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones
fire house needs
If my house is on fire, I don't need the fire chief telling me I should not have built the house out of wood. I need somebody to put the fire out.
important education-is-important amount
The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.
government agency people
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.