Perdue Quotes & Sayings

How do we turn our heart to the Lord? One way is in going to the scripture to see him. "In the volume of the book it is written of me," Jesus said. In 1 John 3:2 we find that when we see him as he is, we are going to be like him, we're going to manifest him. — Kay Fairchild And Lisa Perdue

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

Folks are really tired of this rabid division between Republicans and Democrats. Folks want people to come together and solve the problems and the challenges of America. — Bev Perdue

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

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

At the end of the day, things don't get better unless you continue to invest in your workforce. And I've not heard any Republican talk about education and the investment in the future workforce. — Bev Perdue

Baseball was a dream I gathered more splinters than hits. — Frank Perdue

Education has fundamentally changed my life. It's perhaps the mission of my life. I'm wed to it in a very powerful and personal way. And I chose the pathway that I believe could make me the most significant on changing the outcomes that we see now in North Carolina. — Bev Perdue

In your 20s, you learn. In your 30s, you earn. — Frank Perdue

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. — Sonny Perdue

I can't tell by looking in your eyes whether you're a priest or a crook. — Frank Perdue

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

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. — Sonny Perdue

An alternative food system is rising up on the margins," Joel continued. "One day Frank Perdue and Don Tyson are going to wake up and find that their world has changed. It won't happen overnight, but it will happen, just as it did for those Catholic priests who came to church one Sunday morning only to find that, my goodness, there aren't as many people in the pews today. Where in the world has everybody gone? — Michael Pollan

Market share is king. You cannot afford to replace lost market share. — Frank Perdue

If you can differentiate a dead chicken, you can differentiate anything. — Frank Perdue

If the quality is there, the consumer will want it, buy it and pay for it. — Frank Perdue

It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken. — Frank Perdue

No one ever complained their way to the top. — Frank Perdue

Quality is the one absolutely necessary ingredient of all the most successful companies in the world. — Frank Perdue

If you believe in unlimited quality and act in all your business dealings with total integrity, the rest will take care of itself. — Frank Perdue

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. — Sonny Perdue

The generation of choice has left us no choices. As our world turns and we devour ourselves. We stare into the eyes of our children, a brilliant reflection of our image. And, we blame them for what we see. — Sonja Cassandra Perdue

I never liked filming the ads, but they were so well received. — Frank Perdue

We are charged with doing the best with what we have. Responsibility is associated with any trust A trustee cannot take the easy way out He must use his talent and time to see that the thing of value is not only preserved but enriched by his efforts. — Jim M. Perdue

We can go back to economic plans that are only designed to benefit the wealthiest among us, like Mitt Romney. Or we can keep moving forward with President Obama's vision for a growing economy that works for middle-class families in North Carolina and all across the country. For me, for North Carolina and for America, it's an easy choice. — Bev Perdue

I have spent my tenure in office - and, in fact, my adult lifetime - fighting for things that I care deeply about. And as anyone who knows me will tell you, I do not back down from tough fights. — Bev Perdue

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. — Sonny Perdue

Once on the road again, she found her center and determination to see this through. Let Perdue come for her. The vicious monster who'd made a living buying and selling people was going to feel her wrath.
As the light turned green, she steered right onto Flagler Street. A second after she pulled onto the main road, her heart jumped in her throat. A tow truck barreled down on her as it ran a red light. — Katie Reus

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. — Sonny Perdue

Women have to be very vigilant, and demand the very best in public schools, health care and pay, those things that men and women of this state value are at risk. — Bev Perdue

I've always been me. I've always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out. — Bev Perdue

No, our greatness does not come from our government. — Sonny Perdue

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. — Sonny Perdue

The Perdue chicken was tucked between Zayne and Stacey. The former was shooting daggers at the back of Roth's head anytime I glanced back at him. Roth was on his third round of humming "Paradise City," appearing oblivious to the death glare directed at him. I was trying to pretend like everything was dandy and totally not about seven levels of awkward, and Stacey looked like she needed a bucket of popcorn. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

I can only breathe if I read,Perdue. — Nina George

President Obama is also standing up for women in North Carolina and across our country. He has helped women fight for equal pay for equal work; he has fought to guarantee that women have access to quality, affordable health care, including making sure that insurance plans cover birth control with no out-of-pocket cost. — Bev Perdue

The South is a great driving destination for tourism - heritage, cultural and many other types of tourism. — Sonny Perdue

From education to broadband, from building roads and bridges to supporting the military, Barack Obama is delivering for North Carolina. And he is delivering for America. A growing middle class is the foundation for a strong America. — Bev Perdue

The most powerful thing we own is our vote. — Bev Perdue

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. — Sonny Perdue

How long can human beings ache before their hearts close off the wound? — Lewis Perdue

Find out what the customer wants and then make it better. — Frank Perdue

I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that. — Bev Perdue

A business that doesn't change is a business that is going to die. — Frank Perdue

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

If you do this, you're going to have some heartaches from it. You're going to have people yelling at you or maybe screaming at you or criticizing you, but I think it's the best way to sell a superior chicken. — Frank Perdue

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. — Sonny Perdue

Unlike Mitt Romney, President Obama is standing up for Planned Parenthood. — Bev Perdue