Famous Quotes & Sayings

Joe Frazier

I know my destiny. I was born into animosity, bigotry and hatred. We had water for white folks, and water for coloured folks. White lines, black lines. I came from Beaufort in South Carolina, and it was tougher than Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.

In the past, there was less of a college-going culture. States like Alabama with a large rural population have been traditionally underrepresented.

Shelby Foote

I ran into Ku Klux Klan and the threat of hurricanes, and those two things made me decide not to build on the Alabama coast, so we came back to Memphis.

Keith Richard

I think Alabama said in the second half, 'No more letting him catch it. Let's make it hard for him to get it in there. Boy, we didn't get a lot done with the other players when we needed to.

If you ask Alabama voters what Lucy Baxley stands for, you'd have a hard time getting a substantive answer. She's going to have to create a definition for herself before her opponents do it for her.

If you look at our production in the last couple of games, we definitely haven't been the Alabama offense that we want to be.

Sylvester Croom

I didn't think they played with as much class as Alabama teams usually do,

How can Alabama do it if Washington can't do it?

In the last several years, the governor's race in Alabama has been quite lively. I predict this one will be quite a contest.

I really, truly believe the University of Alabama is bigger and better than this,

Illinois is not a trendsetter, but it's not a right-winger. We're not Massachusetts or California, but we're certainly not Alabama or Tennessee.... Illinoisans are reasonable people. We are cautious, but we want to do the right thing.

Bob Harris

Clearly, the Constitution of Alabama created staggered terms for trustee seats. Some trustees, who don't want to leave when their terms expire, have concocted an attorney general opinion that states terms don't begin when the Constitution says but, instead, when confirmed by the Senate. This has been in place at Auburn University since 1875. I respectfully disagree with Dr. Ed Richardson and Troy King.

But (the Alabama game), that was the first time I really felt good out there.

Mark Gottfried

This has always been a tough place for Alabama to play. To win here is big, because Ole Miss has always been tough on us here.

They're very sound fundamentally. They'll be a very, very good club. If we think because we beat Alabama and Alabama beat them that we're going to win that series then we're going to be in for a long weekend.

John Brady

You've got to give Alabama credit. If they lost this game, they're out of the West, and we widen our lead.

This is a highly charged issue among Alabama evangelicals to protect the sanctity of traditional marriage.

Nicholas Johnson

Alabama now has become the only state with an income tax threshold below one-half of the poverty line. Every other state that taxed the incomes of the poor in the early 1990s has reduced or eliminated this tax burden. Alabama stands alone in its failure to act.

Mark Gottfried

Alabama needs to be a team that continues to play well. I've sat on every different side of this thing, guys. Until Sunday night when they call your name, nothing's for sure.

Charles Rhodes

Alabama lost Chuck Davis and they are still growing.

Bobby Bowden

Alabama looks like the old Alabama to me now, ... I hope we haven't bitten off more than we can chew.

Alabama is really good. They have quality pitching and have good people in the bullpen. They may have the best group in the league. I haven't seen everyone yet.

Alabama is really good. They have quality pitching, and have couple of guys in the bullpen, and their hitting has really, really picked up since the beginning of the year. Coach Wells and his guys have just gotten better and better since Day 1. They may have the best starters in the league.

Bob Riley

Alabama is not just better off. Alabama is better,

Alabama is in some sense the star of this report, but that's not a compliment. Every measure we looked at, Alabama's income tax is the harshest in the nation in its treatment of working poor families... Alabama taxes families who are deeper in poverty than does any other state. It's the only state that taxes families in extreme poverty.

Bob Riley

Alabama is fortunate to have a world-class company like Toyota located here, ... It has a great team of dedicated workers who are helping to propel Alabama's economy forward. The state is proud to be a partner in the company's continuing success.

Alabama is considering strengthening its standards, which would be a good thing.

Alabama has three of the most desirable sports destinations in the world. We expect this to grow every year and be a major event that will bring a lot of people to Alabama. The whole goal is to get people to stay longer and spend more money.

Alabama has developed a critical mass in the industry, and it starts to build on itself.

Alabama has an awesome defense, especially their front guys. They're better than any of the defenses in the Big 12, in my opinion.

Alabama gave me the opportunity. It wasn't me that had to face (her parents). It was Auburn that had to face them. They were happy with my decision, but they were disappointed in their university. But things happen for a reason.

Alabama does have one of the most stringent habitual felony offender acts.

Alabama brought a new energy and a broader audience to country music in the 1980s, becoming the most successful band in our format's history.