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

Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope - and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.
Bob Riley

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

God looked down on this country because this country was founded on the rock and that rock was our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And when the storms came and the rains came, the rock, it did not move. But over the last 15 or 20 years, something began to erode.
Bob Riley

Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.
Bob Riley

Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and the sacrifices of our military.
Bob Riley

Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed.
Bob Riley

However, before we make the mistake of patting ourselves on the back, let's remember: government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely. The real credit for our economic renewal belongs to the people of Alabama .
Bob Riley

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

I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
Bob Riley


I hope we never get to the point that we put ourselves in Jesus' place. But when I read the New Testament basically, we get three mandates: to love God, to love each other, and to take care of the least among us. And I think this is at least a step in the right direction.
Bob Riley

If we are going to save this country, if we are going to reestablish that belief in God, it's up to us. If we don't do it, who will?
Bob Riley

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 can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.
Bob Riley

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.
Bob Riley

No two wars are ever the same. Some are just, some are unjust, but the basic commonality shared between them all is that young men and women heeded a call to service, overcame their fear, and fought for their side.
Bob Riley

Nothing is worse, or more of a breach of the social contract between citizen and state, than for government officials, bureaucrats and agencies to waste the money entrusted to them by the people they serve.
Bob Riley

One person can make a difference. In fact, it's not only possible for one person to make a difference, it's essential that one person makes a difference. And believe it or not, that person is you.
Bob Riley

Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.
Bob Riley

The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.
Bob Riley