Top 48 Quotes & Sayings by George Allen

China owns more of our bonds than do Americans. That's not a good position to be in.

Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing, and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition.

It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven.

I like to motivate and inspire people.

Most Americans recognize that whatever the government program is, no matter how essential it is, it's waste.

Election Day 2010 saw the culmination of years of aggravation and resentment toward a federal government that became disconnected and disdainful of the values and priorities of Americans.

I think you always have to be innovating and adapting and improving. You can't stay the same.

I don't like talking about myself. I don't like talking about these introspective things.

The idea of reasoning with terrorists without force or with appeasement is naive, and I think it's dangerous.

In some ways, September 11, 2001, seems a long time ago. Yet we have done so much in only a few years, and we will continue to do so in the future, to prevent such attacks on America.

Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling, burdensome government.

We should favor innovation and freedom over regulation.

I have no intention of running for office again.

It's time for an American comeback... where leaders in Washington listen to 'we the people.'

I rise today to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to all the victims of lynching in our history, and for the failure of the United States Senate to take action when action was most needed.

I do think that the elections of 2010 and 2012 are going to determine the trajectory of the country. Either we're going to be aspiring and improving opportunities based on freedom and responsibility, or we're going to go down the path that dictates and mandates a dependency on government.

We're going to hear a lot of spirited discussion about the President's plan in the next few days and weeks and that's fine as long as everyone comes ready to talk and not just snipe, complain and argue.

When I was elected Governor, we had an audacious agenda that naysayers said couldn't be enacted with a Democrat majority in the state legislature. However, we worked across party lines and enacted historic reforms. Working together, we cut taxes by more than $600 million.

I did learn that some of the things that are great for locker rooms are inappropriate for political discourse. That's a wisdom I've garnered.

The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.

We are so appreciative of the men and women in uniform who are protecting us, whether in Afghanistan or Iraq or on ships around the world. For our security, they are taking the offensive to the terrorists overseas.

My mother is French-Italian with a little Spanish blood in her. I've been raised, and she was, as far as I know, raised as a Christian.

I have always advocated for funding and programs that increase our productivity and competitiveness.

The National Liberation Front was not...a viable, autonomous organization with a life of its own; it was a facade, a "front," by means of which the DLD (the North Vietnamese Communist Party) sought to mobilize the people in the South to accomplish its ends, and to garner international sympathy and support.

Football is one-third offense, one-third defense, and one-third special teams.

It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven

Coaches try to beat each other from the ears up.

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit.

Quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.

The man who can accept defeat and take his salary without feeling guilty is a thief.

The definition of success is total preparation.

Winning is the science of being totally prepared

Today the primary threat to the liberties of the American people comes not from communism, foreign tyrants or dictators. It comes from the tendency on our own shores to centralize power, to trust bureaucracies rather than people.

What you do in the off season determines what you do in the regular season.

If you hate your job, don't worry, you won't have it for long.

For a good life: Work like a dog. Eat like a horse. Think like a fox. And play like a rabbit.

Losing the Super Bowl is worse than death. You have to get up the next morning.

I am one who believes that the people's views and values are represented by those who they elect in the legislative branch and not unelected federal judges appointed for life.

The idea of reasoning with terrorists without force or with appeasement is naive, and I think it's dangerous

If you can accept defeat and open your pay envelope without feeling guilty, you're stealing.

I have always advocated for funding and programs that increase our productivity and competitiveness

Every time you lose you die a little bit. You die inside...a portion of you. Not all of your organs. Maybe just your liver.

Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day.

Losers never know why they are losing. They will mention injuries, the officiating, the weather and bad breaks.

Health, happiness and success depend upon the fighting spirit of each person. The big thing is not what happens to us in life, but what we do about what happens to us.

The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who perform great feats before friendly crowds. Greatness in major league sports is the ability to win in a stadium filled with people who are pulling for you to lose.

Football isn't necessarily won by the best players. It's won by the team with the best attitude.

Vicodin and vodka the breakfast of champion's.