In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun to undermine the Open Records Act. We gave the act teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations.

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

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

Don't let where you are in life to cause you to be so insecure about yourself. There is more to you than your flaws and negative conditions. You are a royal child of God.

Only someone who cares could fake not caring so well.

The issue with international institutions is that there is a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in these institutions is a serious problem.

I wonder whether if I had an education I should have been more or less a fool that I am.

My mother is an actress, and she used to drag me from theater to theater and reading to reading.

I believe it is important for people to create a healthy mental environment in which to accomplish daily tasks.

The key to long term success in the marketplace is to build relationships & acquire leadership skills that can build great teams.

If we are not trusted, we have no business.

Augustine started from God's grace and got it right, Pelagius started from human effort and got it wrong. Augustine passionately pursued God; Pelagius methodically worked to please God.

Lent is a time to renew wherever we are in that process that I call the divine therapy. It's a time to look what our instinctual needs are, look at what the dynamics of our unconscious are.