“Captain Richard Phillips of the good ship Maersk Alabama - and Sully S...” — Tina Brown Quote

“Captain Richard Phillips of the good ship Maersk Alabama - and Sully Sullenberger splashing down his crippled airliner in the Hudson River - broke through the poisonous smog of economic depression and Wall Street skullduggery with a reminder that pure individual heroism is a daily occurrence if we know where to look for it.”

“What America is thirsting for now is a battalion of strong, down-to-earth 'doers' - managers, frontline activists, business and social entrepreneurs engaged in tackling America's manifold problems of unemployment, education, and competitive slouch.”

“From day one, my administration has been keenly focused on growing Alabama's economy and bringing good jobs to our state.”

“I grew up in rural Alabama, 50 miles from Montgomery, in a very loving, wonderful family: wonderful mother, wonderful father. We attended church; we went to Sunday school every Sunday.”

“I spent 30 years on Alabama's death row for a crime I did not commit.”