Bob Riley Quotes

• 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

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• 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

  Topics in Mistake

• Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.

  Bob Riley

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• 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

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  Tags in Nations, Oppression

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

  Bob Riley

  Topics in Job

  Tags in Government

• 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

  Topics in Country, God

• 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

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  Tags in Focused

• Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope – and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.

  Bob Riley

  Topics in Ambition

  Tags in Hope

• 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

  Topics in God, Love

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

  Bob Riley

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Bob Riley (30)

Birth:	3rd October, 1944
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician

About

Bob Riley was born in Ashland, Alabama. He is an American politician who was the 52nd Governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Riley was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996, defeating his Democratic opponent, State Senator T.D. "Ted" Little and Libertarian John Sophocleus. Riley served as a representative of Alabama's 3rd congressional district from 1997 to 2003. Riley attended the University of Alabama,where he was a brother of Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity and graduated with a degree in business administration.

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