Roy Barnes Quotes

We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains.

We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight the voices of division and seek the salve of reconciliation.

But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students.

As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions

I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity

And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer, faster, and more comprehensive.

Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.

We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula funding.

After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.

So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.

There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.

Publications such as Forbes and Fortune continually rank Georgia cities as among the best places to live, work and run a business.

In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun to undermine the Open Records Act. We gave the act teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations.

I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government

Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we cant rest on our laurels.

The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.

Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.

We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.

The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.

The law should be a shield for the weak and powerless, not a club for the

One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it