Roy Barnes famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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.
-- Roy Barnes

#Islands #Blue #Rivers
The law should be a shield for the weak and powerless, not a club for the
-- Roy Barnes

#Law #Justice #Clubs
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.
-- Roy Barnes

#Teacher #School #Class
No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions
-- Roy Barnes

#Thinking #Government #Citizens
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 teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations.
-- Roy Barnes

#Years #Knowing #Firsts
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 most disadvantaged children to fall between the cracks is unacceptable.
-- Roy Barnes

#Children #Fall #Numbers
Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.
-- Roy Barnes

#Party #People #Political
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.
-- Roy Barnes

#Jobs #Fighting #Voice
There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.
-- Roy Barnes

#Country #Stronger #Earth
We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.
-- Roy Barnes

#Grandfather #Never Forget #Forget
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 held accountable to people who voted us into office.
-- Roy Barnes

#Government #People #Office
Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.
-- Roy Barnes

#Common #States #Interest
a quiet worker but a very productive one and a great one for the state of Georgia.
-- Roy Barnes

#Georgia #Quiet #States
The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.
-- Roy Barnes

#School #Promotion #Social
As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.
-- Roy Barnes

#Responsibility #Perfection #Decision
The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.
-- Roy Barnes

#Tape #Cover Ups #Double Standard
So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.
-- Roy Barnes

#Georgia #Today #Outlook
Publications such as Forbes and Fortune continually rank Georgia cities as among the best places to live, work and run a business.
-- Roy Barnes

#Running #Cities #Georgia
I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government
-- Roy Barnes

#Government #Georgia #Honest
Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth
-- Roy Barnes

#Growth #Sides #Traffic
I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity
-- Roy Barnes

#Expansion #Want #Prosperity
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 funding.
-- Roy Barnes

#School #College #Names
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 comprehensive.
-- Roy Barnes

#Law #Records #Week
Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we cant rest on our laurels.
-- Roy Barnes

#Today #Georgia #Laurels

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