Sonny Perdue Quotes

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Sonny Perdue

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 20, 1946

My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.

Sonny Perdue

Requiring valid, photographic identification is a common sense step to ensure voter integrity and sound elections.

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You see, greatness for a state doesn't require some huge monument for all to see. It is not a journey to a particular destination - but a commitment to follow a course of constant and never-ending improvement.

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One of my great joys in life is being a pilot. There is a great sense of freedom in soaring through the sky. You get a different perspective up there. Seeing things that aren't so apparent from the ground.

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We don't want a busybody government - a boss - that butts into our lives every chance it gets to tell us how to work, how to play, where to live and on and on.

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We want a state wise in its contemplation - just in its actions - and moderate in the reach of government into our lives.

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Ethanol is here to stay, and we're going to work for new technologies to be more efficient.

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The goal of any farmer, after producing enough to feed his own family, has always been to find the best place to sell the year's crop.

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But we know that the very God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. And sometimes we're called upon to defend both life and liberty - God's blessings to Americans, and indeed, to all of His creation.

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When you combine the men and women deployed from our military installations with activated reservists and members of the National Guard, Georgia is contributing more personnel to the theatre than any other State in our Union.

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I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness. And I believe greatness is within our grasp.

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In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times.

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No, our greatness does not come from our government.

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Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself.

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I call it people-to-people politics and that's what politics should be about, reaching out and helping one another and touching one another about what we're going to do.

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Yes, I'm your governor now. I'll take care of you.

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The Republican Party needs to be very, very careful that it maintains the Golden Rule in its rhetoric regarding immigration policy.

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We can love all people while loving the law and expecting the law to be fulfilled, and that's a tricky balance.

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I am a small business owner; I'm in the agri-business. That's about as blind a trust as you can get. We trust in the Lord for rain and many other things.

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Food is a noble thing to trade.

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