I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity

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

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.

Life isn't all grand, but it isn't all miserable either.  There's both sweet and sour in every day.  So why focus on the ugly when you can gaze at what's beautiful?  Concentrate on the good.

An enduring belief in light rises above the darkness of night.

It can't happen here" is number one on the list of famous last words.

Find your I first and then dissolve in it!

A strong pursuit, give no time for the enemy to think, take advantage of victory, uproot him, cut off his escape route.

Do not let it look as if you reasoned too much. Painting must be impulsive to be worth while.

The best villains are the nicest guys in person.

Intellectual ''work'' is misnamed; it is a pleasure, a dissipation, and is its own highest reward.

Albrecht's Law: Social innovations tend to the level of minimum tolerable well being.

There is no indisputable proof for the big bang," said Hollus. "And there is none for evolution. And yet you accept those. Why hold the question of whether there is a creator to a higher standard?