--- title: "16 State Of Alabama Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 16 State Of Alabama quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best State Of Alabama sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/jamarcus-russell-10329_alabama_i-was-mr-football-for-the-whole-state-of_2154131.jpg" --- > [I was Mr. Football for the whole state of Alabama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamarcus-russell/i-was-mr-football-for-the-whole-state-of-alabama/) [JaMarcus Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamarcus-russell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/jamarcus-russell-10329_alabama_i-was-mr-football-for-the-whole-state-of_2154131.jpg) > [The State of Alabama let me down tremendously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-ray-hinton/the-state-of-alabama-let-me-down-tremendously/) [Anthony Ray Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-ray-hinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90b/anthony-ray-hinton-9609_alabama_the-state-of-alabama-let-me-down-tremend_1384854.jpg) > [Small business is big business in the state of Alabama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-ivey/small-business-is-big-business-in-the-state-of-alabama/) [Kay Ivey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-ivey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/kay-ivey-5983_alabama_small-business-is-big-business-in-the-st_1682940.jpg) > [When you have a death row case, you have to make 100 percent sure you have the right person. But these DAs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-ray-hinton/when-you-have-a-death-row-case-you-have-to-make-100-percent-sure-you/) [Anthony Ray Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-ray-hinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/anthony-ray-hinton-9609_case_when-you-have-a-death-row-case-you-have_2034236.jpg) > [I taught myself how to pole vault in one day. The next day I entered a meet to pole vault and won…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-jackson/i-taught-myself-how-to-pole-vault-in-one-day-the-next-day-i-entered-a/) [Bo Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ed/bo-jackson-9862_alabama_i-taught-myself-how-to-pole-vault-in-one_335013.png) > [In 1965, the attempted march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7 was planned to dramatize to the state of Alabama and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/in-1965-the-attempted-march-from-selma-to-montgomery-on-march-7-was/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/john-lewis-1310_alabama_in-1965-the-attempted-march-from-selma-t_1442508.jpg) > [In the state of Alabama we have a significant number of illegal aliens that are leaving our state as occurred in Arizona…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-brooks/in-the-state-of-alabama-we-have-a-significant-number-of-illegal/) [Mo Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b4/mo-brooks-42354_after_in-the-state-of-alabama-we-have-a-signif_1158509.png) > [You're looking at a guy who grew up in the state of Alabama, and my dream was to play there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dabo-swinney/you-re-looking-at-a-guy-who-grew-up-in-the-state-of-alabama-and-my/) [Dabo Swinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dabo-swinney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/dabo-swinney-4060_alabama_you-re-looking-at-a-guy-who-grew-up-in-t_852208.png) > [The state of Alabama can take my freedom, the state of Alabama can take my future, but the state of Alabama cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-ray-hinton/the-state-of-alabama-can-take-my-freedom-the-state-of-alabama-can/) [Anthony Ray Hinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-ray-hinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/anthony-ray-hinton-9609_alabama_the-state-of-alabama-can-take-my-freedom_537151.jpg) > [The remainder of my schooldays were no more auspicious than the first. Indeed, they were an endless Project that slowly evolved into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/the-remainder-of-my-schooldays-were-no-more-auspicious-than-the-first/) [Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/harper-lee-451_alabama_the-remainder-of-my-schooldays-were-no-m_2604967.png) > [The children of Birmingham did not really die in the State of Alabama, however, because Alabama is a state of mind, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/the-children-of-birmingham-did-not-really-die-in-the-state-of-alabama/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/roger-ebert-655_alabama_the-children-of-birmingham-did-not-reall_2428612.jpg) > [The state of Alabama is serious about economic development, and we have shown that the Mobile region has a skilled workforce that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bradley-byrne/the-state-of-alabama-is-serious-about-economic-development-and-we/) [Bradley Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bradley-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/bradley-byrne-68986_about_the-state-of-alabama-is-serious-about-ec_1605427.jpg) > [The Daily Show is one of the lowest-rated shows in the state of Alabama, so we decided to reach across the aisle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hasan-minhaj/the-daily-show-is-one-of-the-lowest-rated-shows-in-the-state-of/) [Hasan Minhaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hasan-minhaj/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/hasan-minhaj-3513_alabama_the-daily-show-is-one-of-the-lowest-rate_2399412.jpg) > [Today, I think more than ever before, we have to speak up and speak out to end discrimination based on sexual orientation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/today-i-think-more-than-ever-before-we-have-to-speak-up-and-speak-out/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/john-lewis-1310_discrimination_today-i-think-more-than-ever-before-we-h_2762154.jpg) > [In 1965, the attempted march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7th was planned to dramatize to the state of Alabama and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/in-1965-the-attempted-march-from-selma-to-montgomery-on-march-7th-was/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/john-lewis-1310_march_in-1965-the-attempted-march-from-selma-t_2661707.jpg) > [“I have a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor’s lips are presently dripping with the words of interposition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr-2/i-have-a-dream-that-one-day-the-state-of-alabama-whose-governor-s/) [Martin Luther King Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/martin-luther-king-jr-2-1523_alabama_i-have-a-dream-that-one-day-the-state-of_2374718.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/state-of-alabama/#itemlist", "name": "State Of Alabama Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was Mr. Football for the whole state of Alabama.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "JaMarcus Russell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamarcus-russell/i-was-mr-football-for-the-whole-state-of-alabama/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/jamarcus-russell-10329_alabama_i-was-mr-football-for-the-whole-state-of_2154131.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/jamarcus-russell-10329_alabama_i-was-mr-football-for-the-whole-state-of_2154131.jpg", "url": 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It is old, so very old.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Ebert" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/the-children-of-birmingham-did-not-really-die-in-the-state-of-alabama/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/roger-ebert-655_alabama_the-children-of-birmingham-did-not-reall_2428612.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/roger-ebert-655_alabama_the-children-of-birmingham-did-not-reall_2428612.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/roger-ebert-655_alabama_the-children-of-birmingham-did-not-reall_2428612.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The children of Birmingham did not really die in the State of Alabama, however, because Alabama is a state…” — Roger Ebert", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The state of Alabama is serious about economic development, and we have shown that the Mobile region has a skilled workforce that is developing every day, strong infrastructure, and an abundance of natural resources.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bradley Byrne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bradley-byrne/the-state-of-alabama-is-serious-about-economic-development-and-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/bradley-byrne-68986_about_the-state-of-alabama-is-serious-about-ec_1605427.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/bradley-byrne-68986_about_the-state-of-alabama-is-serious-about-ec_1605427.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/bradley-byrne-68986_about_the-state-of-alabama-is-serious-about-ec_1605427.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The state of Alabama is serious about economic development, and we have shown that the Mobile region has a…” — Bradley Byrne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Daily Show is one of the lowest-rated shows in the state of Alabama, so we decided to reach across the aisle and do a collection of field pieces about Alabama - to increase awareness of the show there, but also to learn about the politics, culture, and religion in Alabama.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hasan Minhaj" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hasan-minhaj/the-daily-show-is-one-of-the-lowest-rated-shows-in-the-state-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/hasan-minhaj-3513_alabama_the-daily-show-is-one-of-the-lowest-rate_2399412.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/hasan-minhaj-3513_alabama_the-daily-show-is-one-of-the-lowest-rate_2399412.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/hasan-minhaj-3513_alabama_the-daily-show-is-one-of-the-lowest-rate_2399412.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Daily Show is one of the lowest-rated shows in the state of Alabama, so we decided to reach across the…” — Hasan Minhaj", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Today, I think more than ever before, we have to speak up and speak out to end discrimination based on sexual orientation. 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