Quotes tagged “alabama”

“Peace is the byproduct of understanding in conjunction with the ability to agree or disagree in harmony”

“Mobiles reputation as the birthplace of Mardi Gras in North America does not rest solely on the fact that a few half-starved French colonists observed the pre-Lenten feasts here 300 years ago In 18...”

“He never had nothing of his own before, except the kid, and he cant claim but half the credit, there, maybe less. T.J.s blond like his mamma, and stubborn, too. Wont let nobody hold him except her....”

“It is true that almost everyone in the foothills farmed and hunted, so there were no breadlines, no men holding signs that begged for work and food, no children going door to door, as they did in A...”

“I know I grew up in the time when a young man in a baggy suit and slicked-down hair stood spraddle-legged in the crossroads of history and talked hot and mean about the colored, giving my poor and ...”

“Race determines variables that yield results undesirable to one sector, while rendering a noticeable favor to others.”

“Everyone tends to think of October as being an autumn month. Not so much in south Alabama, usually. There, it's another warm, if not hot, summer month. But the Alabama summer heat will sometimes ge...”

“Whats the biggest problem facing teenagers today? Ourselves. Were a generation of lazy underachievers who need to learn that hard work pays off. Whats your town known for? Cow manure! Hold for laug...”

“He never had nothing of his own before, except the kid, and he can’t claim but half the credit, there, maybe less. T.J.’s blond like his mamma, and stubborn, too. Won’t let nobody hold him except h...”

“Mobile’s reputation as the birthplace of Mardi Gras in North America does not rest solely on the fact that a few half-starved French colonists observed the pre-Lenten feasts here 300 years ago… In ...”

“It is true that almost everyone in the foothills farmed and hunted, so there were no breadlines, no men holding signs that begged for work and food, no children going door to door, as they did in A...”

“What’s the biggest problem facing teenagers today? Ourselves. We’re a generation of lazy underachievers who need to learn that hard work pays off. What’s your town known for? Cow manure! Hold for l...”