At the state level, we must take a careful look at what went wrong and make sure it never happens again. The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility.

Think about it: Every educated person is not rich, but almost every education person has a job and a way out of poverty. So education is a fundamental solution to poverty.

My values, our values, aren't about pointing fingers. They are about offering a helping hand.

I know that government doesn't have the all solutions that real solutions do not come from the top down. Instead, the ways to end poverty come from all of us. We are part of the solution.

Let me be clear - I want all Louisiana citizens to have choice - including the elderly and persons with disabilities - and their families - who rely on the state for their care.

When I'm out hustling up new industries, I can offer Louisiana's many selling points. We have unmatched natural resources, a unique culture and fantastic workers.

These troops know how to shoot and kill and I expect they will.

The challenges presented by our budget crisis are some of the most difficult we have ever faced. We are - very simply put -adjusting to reality. These times, and our citizens, demand change.

Success is always looking for the next best man because she knows how valuable she is.

God is the builder of life.

Few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own.

In Science we have been reading only the notes to a poem; in Christianity we find the poem itself.

I can flirt with the best of them, but only when it doesn't matter.

Big black guys fear air travel almost as much as old white women fear big black guys.

To date, no convincing evidence for AGW (anthropogenic global warming) has been discovered. And recent global climate behavior is not consistent with AGW model predictions.

At first, I am giving energy to the creation, but later the creation seems to be giving energy to me.

It's never over, al'Thor. The battle's never done.

The more years I go, the more experience I have, the more that nutrition and eating the right foods is important for recovery and things like that.