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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

There is nothing new except what has been forgotten.

When people start talking about Right and Left, they stop talking about right and wrong.

I jog up to the Hollywood sign every weekend. It's fun and what a view!

When gossip grows old it becomes myth.

I saw the long line of the vacant shore, The sea-weed and the shells upon the sand, And the brown rocks left bare on every hand, As if the ebbing tide would flow no more.

The desert is no longer a landscape, it is a pure form produced by the abstraction of all others.

Everyone has his besetting sin.

Character is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

My relationship with Barack Obama isn't based on my political philosophy or his.

I wished by treating Psychology like a natural science, to help her become one.