Famous Quotes & Sayings

I have been to the God Bless Fort Benning Day before, but this was an honor because I was invited by the committee to come and share my book called Rice and Cotton: South Vietnam and South Alabama .

George C. Wallace

I did the best I could for the state of Alabama and the United States,

I always wanted to be a cheerleader, my Mom always dressed me up as an Alabama cheerleader on Saturdays.

Constance Baker Motley

I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial.

Dan Jenkins

Just think about it: what in the name of God would Alabama be without the University of Alabama? What would Oklahoma be without the University of Oklahoma? Nothing.

I actually started when I was 12 years old, that's when my home state of Alabama made it legal to hunt deer one month earlier with bow and arrow and firearm, and as far as exhibition shooting what got me started was that a friend of mine had an archery shop and asked me since I used long bow, which was very unusual at the time to come down and do some exhibition,

There are still parts of Alabama that still have got to get through the dangers of this storm.

Don Siegelman

I think the people of Alabama now realize that they would rather have Don's lottery than Bob and Lucy's taxes.

The people in Alabama have been wonderful to Bob, ... They've brought him clothes and Pastor Adams has visited Bob in the hospital.

We've been very fortunate that the loss of life in Alabama has been very, very minimal.

He's done a heck of a job getting Alabama back and getting the program better.

Marco Rubio

We must educate and train our children to compete and succeed in the 21st century. Our kids are not going to grow up to compete with children in Alabama or Mississippi. They're going to grow up to compete with kids in India, and China, all over the world; children who are learning to compete and succeed in the 21st century themselves.

I thought we played very well defensively in the first half. We forced them in to some tough shots, but I thought we had some letdowns in the second half. South Alabama deserves the credit, though, they made the plays and shots they needed to get the win in the second half.

Bob Riley

I think we've got one of the greatest presidents we've ever had, but he doesn't know Alabama the way I do,

Art Briles

He has come out of some great programs and he's been on some great defenses. He was at Alabama four years ago when they were No. 1 in the nation (defensively). He coached the secondary there. And he has great experience. He's been doing it the right way for a long time.

He loved Alabama football and he still loved Alabama football after that. He wasn't a part of it any more, but he continued to follow Alabama football. We talked nearly every day about it.

Philip Johnson

From the moment I heard about it, I thought that this was something we really should do. It's a noble purpose, and our students ought to get a chance to travel, get out of Alabama and see some of the rest of the world and the way they live.

Jerry Bailey

I was skeptical heading into the Alabama because of the distance and the competition then she handled with ease. She's pretty easy to ride. She doesn't drop out the back and she could've been a little closer in the Alabama had I wanted, but I thought the pace being what it was that I would just tuck in. She presents no problem for a rider.

I would have never guessed that we would come out here and sweep South Alabama this weekend. But what a way to get us off and rolling in a new conference. We have been telling our guys all year that they are good, but it is another thing altogether to sweep a three-game series from South Alabama.

David Sharp

If we have a job opening and we get a good applicant from Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama with solid credentials, we would not hesitate to put them in a classroom setting,

Billy Donovan

I got on them because our thought process going into the game was go inside first and then come back out. We were letting the ball sometimes go on the perimeter with the ball never touching the paint, and I think South Alabama wanted us to do that early in the game.

DJ Qualls

I grew up in a rural area. I grew up in deep southern middle Tennessee, probably about thirty miles from the Alabama border. There's nothing there, really. And the TV was my link to the outside world. It's what kept me from going into factory employment. It's what made me want to go to college. It was really inspiring.

James Hogan

If we could get 5-thousand or so letter from north Alabama I think we could be successful. We need to tell them and show them what's going wrong and send someone with just common sense.

Steve Spurrier

We have to change our ways, that's a positive. Hopefully we won't put a performance like this on again. Even though Alabama is a bigger and stronger team, we should have bee more competitive. A turnover here or there may have helped us win the game, but we got no turnovers.

This show has exceeded expectations every year. People come from as far away as Louisiana and Alabama to see it. We have one of the best reputations in the South, and this year's faire will be bigger than ever.

John Oates

I love what Alabama Shakes is doing - it's kind of like what grunge did to rock 'n' roll, they're doing to R&B.

Sandra Taylor

We've had some difficult times around here as a result of hurricanes in the past, but nothing like what those folks in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are going through now.

DeMeco Ryans

We've come a long way. We've been through the ups and downs. As seniors, we stepped up and said we wanted to put Alabama back on top when we leave here this year.

Weather conditions are gearing up. We're working with military departments to make sure they have supplies on standby, and we are still receiving firefighters from Alabama and Tennessee.

Artur Davis

Until we get a new president, we are not going to see greater diversity on the Alabama bench or in the South.

Our first shipment after Katrina was steel that was in one of our terminals. It arrived before Katrina, and they barged to the Hyundai plant in Alabama less than two weeks after Katrina.

Brian Jordan

I'm in Alabama. First thing I want to say is Roll Tide! I was at the Alabama/Georgia game last year sitting right in the middle of the Alabama section and saw that they rolled all over them!

Michael Brown

I think everyone in the country needs to take a big, collective, deep breath and recognize that there are a lot of people in this state, in Mississippi and Alabama who are living under conditions that, quite frankly, I doubt any reporter in this room is living under -- no food, no water, it's hot, it's sticky, their homes have been destroyed, they don't know where they're going to go next.