Quotes from George Allen

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

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.

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 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.

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

Leisure time is that five or six hours when you sleep at night.

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 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.

We should favor innovation and freedom over regulation.

every time you lose, you die a little, inside. Not all your organs...maybe just your liver.

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

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

I like to motivate and inspire people.

Winning can be defined as the science of being totally prepared.

Knute Rockne liked 'bad losers.' He said 'good losers' lose too often.

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 no intention of running for office again.

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.

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

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