My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.

Requiring valid, photographic identification is a common sense step to ensure voter integrity and sound elections.

The South is a great driving destination for tourism - heritage, cultural and many other types of tourism.

No, our greatness does not come from our government.

We don't want a busybody government - a boss - that butts into our lives every chance it gets to tell us how to work, how to play, where to live and on and on.

In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times.

I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness And I believe greatness is within our grasp.

We want a state wise in its contemplation - just in its actions - and moderate in the reach of government into our lives.

Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself.

I call it people-to-people politics and thats what politics should be about, reaching out and helping one another and touching one another about what were going to do.

Since I was a boy - born into a farming family in Bonaire, GA - I've had agriculture running through my veins.

Our lie is like a cancer that's spread to every single area of our lives.

Sometimes I lose perspective, but it helps to stop and look around. I may not have it all, but I have more than enough. And enough, it seems, is more than most have...

I've always believed that I could do whatever I set my mind to do.

Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength.

You are the most brave intrepid person I have ever known, and you have dedicated your life to helping those who are misunderstood and underrepresented.

Again the greatest use of a human was to be useful. Not to consume, not to watch, but to do something for someone else that improved their life, even for a few minutes.

It's really important to do everything that you possibly can to stay true to yourself.

A rut... is little more than a coffin with the ends kicked out.

How much do you know about the Heartland War?' Connor shrugs. 'It was the last chapter in our history textbook, but we had state testing, so we never got to it.

The first time I went to Mexico, it was really difficult. Number one is the language, I didn't know any Spanish language. Of course, the culture itself. Very different from where I grew up.