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

I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don't waste anytime thinking about future elections until we've done our jobs here.

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

Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the "hero" within us is revealed.

For too long, we have focused on our differences - in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs - rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together.

Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.

According to our Christian ethics, we're supposed to love God, love each other and help take care of the poor. It is immoral to charge somebody making $5,000 an income tax.

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

The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.

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

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?

Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter.

Look. I have a strategy. Why expect anything? If you don’t expect anything, you don’t get disappointed.

Only God can satisfy and set us free.

I could feel the beginning of the story gathering in her throat. Stories are that way, like storms. If you pay attention, you can sense them in the air.

A lot of teenagers today are influenced by the media’s depiction of perfection. I want readers to understand they don’t have to follow the unofficial laws society creates, to be liked by others.

The sceptic, when he plunges into the depths of infidelity, like the miser who leaps from the shipwreck, will find that the treasures which he bears about him will only sink him deeper in the abyss.

There is no Yoda-there's no one who points you in the right direction. You've got to figure that out by yourself.

Gun-related violence and murders are concentrated among blacks and Latinos in big cities.

The first expression of religion was the dance, and the first motive of the dance was religion.

Not conceding a goal at home is always important in a Cup tie. But despite that there is no doubt that this tie is still wide open.