Bob Riley Quotes

Here, we’ve compiled a list of the best Bob Riley Quotes. Let’s look at these pieces of wisdom. We definitely have something to learn from them!

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The opponents of my budget propose taking $200 million out of our classrooms and instead spending it on a larger school employee pay raise. Our focus should be on making sure our children come first.
Bob Riley
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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
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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
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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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Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.
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We’ve got to take care of the poor.
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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.
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When money follows results – we will get more results for our money.
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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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Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope – and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.
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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.
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The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.
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The success of our economy shouldn’t determine the success of our schools.
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Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.
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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
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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
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There is no longer time for statements like ‘if only’ or ‘we can’t.’ We must and we will succeed. The only question now is how and when. I believe the time is now.
Bob Riley
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Tolerating evil leads only to more evil. And when good people stand by and do nothing while wickedness reigns, their communities will be consumed.
Bob Riley
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Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.
Bob Riley