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

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.

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

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.

You soak up my soul and mingle me. Each drop of my blood cries out to the earth. We are partners, blended as one.

Knowledge deepens with experience.

If you ever see me in a social setting wearing any sort of sportswear, then you know I'm in crisis.

The power of a thing or an act is in the meaning and the understanding.

I'm not changing to the point where suddenly I wear floor-length skirts and start playing the violin; I'm just growing up a little bit, I guess.

Children are natural mythologists: they beg to be told tales, and love not only to invent but to enact falsehoods.

I think we’ve been oversold the value of more and undersold the value of less.

I don't want to know anything about your system of ethics. Strength is the morality of the man who stands out from the rest, and it is mine.

If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.

What is the cause of all God's purposes towards us? Himself. There is no other cause.