All Roy Barnes Quotes
- We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight… All
- The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak. Amendment
- The law should be a shield for the weak and powerless, not a club for the Club
- So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter. Been
- Publications such as Forbes and Fortune continually rank Georgia cities as among the best places to live, work and run a business. Among
- No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions Action
- 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… Ago
- I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government Committed
- Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth Effects
- I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity Business
- 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… Added
- 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… Beauty
- 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… Access
- As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection. Decision
- The time has come to end social promotion in our schools. End
- There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know. Country
- We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg. Forget
- But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of… Class
- Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people. Clean
- After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be… Accessible
- Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest. Adversarial
- 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… Act
- If the goal of the No Child Left Behind Act is to ensure that all children meet state standards, then allowing large numbers of the… Act
- a quiet worker but a very productive one and a great one for the state of Georgia. Georgia
- Enhancing revenues will help us improve education and solve our infrastructure problems. Education