A Quote by Roy Barnes

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels.

Roy Barnes

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Georgia Laurels Our Position Rest Today

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Roy Barnes
American - Politician
Born: March 11, 1948

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we cant rest on our laurels.

Roy Barnes

Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.

Tom Peters

I don't want to be remembered for my activities of my past, but for what I am doing today. By that I mean, I don't want to rest on my laurels satisfied by my past deeds. I want to contribute to the advancement of our Folk each and everyday.

Richard Kemp

It really doesn't matter what you've done in the past. We just don't rest on our laurels.

James Jebbia

We did a lot of press for the last film and now for this one. We don't rest on our laurels.

Shawn Wayans

Rest on laurels? I wish I could do that. No, you rest when you're dead

Lee Kuan Yew

Mostly, I'm in the very enviable position that no one dictates what I do.

Graeme Murphy

I'm gonna say it one more time. We are Georgia Southern. Our colors are blue and white. We call ourselves the Bald Eagles. We call our offense the Georgia Power Companyand that's a terrific name for an offense. Our snap count is 'rate, hike.' We practice on the banks of Beautiful Eagle Creek and that's in Statesboro, Georgia-the gnat capital of America. Our weekends begin on Thursday. The co-eds outnumber the men 3 to 2. They're all good looking and they're all rich. And folks, you just can't beat that and you just can't beat Georgia Southern. And you ain't seen nothin yet!

Erk Russell

Californians are blessed with the remarkable leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown, who... has led our state to firm fiscal footing and brought us to the enviable position of dreaming - and achieving - big dreams again.

Gavin Newsom

So here we are today with a new conversation. When University of Georgia plays Georgia Tech, it's uniform color versus skin color. We have - we've overcome that level of racial fear.

Jesse Jackson

Our cheer goes back to them, the valiant dead! Laurels and roses on their graves to-day, lilies and laurels over them we lay, and violets o'er each unforgotten head.

Richard Hovey

But I think the one thing that I can say about us is that we're very consistent about certain things and part of that is our desire to do the very best work that we can and not rest on our laurels, or not allow formula to come into what we do.

Michael Stipe

People love to judge, as long as they have somebody else to judge they don't give in and answer with hate would drag me down, it would simply put me into the same position they are, I don't believe that their position is an enviable one!