Top 28 Quotes by Roy Barnes

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 not penalty for breaking it.

So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.

There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.

As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development.

I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity.

We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.

By creating a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, we will give local governments a framework for working together on an issue that affects our whole state.

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 this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students.

We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight the voices of division and seek the salve of reconciliation.

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 the Blue Ridge Mountains.