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.

The success of our economy shouldn't determine the success of our schools

Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.

Tolerating evil leads only to more evil. And when good people stand by and do nothing while wickedness reigns, their communities will be consumed.

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.

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.