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.

I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.

The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.

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.

If we are going to save this country, if we are going to reestablish that belief in God, it's up to us. If we don't do it, who will?

Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.

Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope - and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.