Bob Riley – Quotes

The men and women

The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes they had hoped to live. Bob Riley

I ask you: turn

I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don’t waste anytime thinking about future elections until we’ve done our jobs here. Bob Riley

Victims of domestic violence

Victims of domestic violence need assistance and deserve justice, I commend the crime unit’s efforts to put offenders behind bars and reach out to victims. Bob Riley

I think you’d change Alabama fundamentally if in six years someone said, ‘If you want the best education in America, you’ve got to live in Alabama.’ you’d change economic development, change the image of this state, you’d offer these kids an opportunity they otherwise would never have had. Bob Riley

Change makes us confront

Change makes us confront the great unknown. It introduces different things into our lives. Different places. Different ideas. Different people. It’s all hard to accept at times, and change can often be a little scary. But if there’s one fact that I’ve learned from raising a family, from running several businesses, from serving in Congress … Read more

For too long, we

For too long, we have focused on our differences – in our politics and backgrounds, in our race and beliefs – rather than cherishing the unity and pride that binds us together. Bob Riley

The fight for reform

The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only. Bob Riley

According to our Christian

According to our Christian ethics, we’re supposed to love God, love each other and help take care of the poor. It is immoral to charge somebody making $5,000 an income tax. Bob Riley

In a time of

In a time of tight budgets, difficult choices have to be made. We must make sure our very limited resources are spent on priorities. I believe we should have no higher priority than investing in our children’s classrooms and in their future. Bob Riley

Ladies and gentlemen: There

Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama’s future than an investment in education. Bob Riley