“I was suckered in by the myth of the man [ William Burroughs] as much as by his work.” Quote by Oliver Harris
“I went to law school at Alabama and I grew up a loyal Auburn fan. I'm one of the few that wrestles with those issues sometimes, but we're really proud of them. Like the University of Alabama has almost doubled its enrollment.” SometimesSchoolLawIssuesFansGrewProudGrew UpUniversityLoyalAlabamaLaw SchoolAuburnEnrollment Author:Jeff Sessions
“I grew up, really, in the country.When I was a kid there were three country stores, a railroad depot, and a post office.” CountryKidsThreeGrewOfficeGrew UpStoresPostsRailroadsPost Office Author:Jeff Sessions
“All the kids that I grew up with, in an almost idyllic environment - I've got to tell you, it was so wonderful - they've gone on and they're doctors and Ph.D.'s and everybody has a four-year college degree. None of our parents, I think, had a four-year degree.” ThinkingYearsKidsParentGoneEnvironmentFourWonderfulCollegeGrewDegreesGrew UpDoctorsFour YearsCollege DegreeIdyllic Author:Jeff Sessions
“My father had a country store and then later, when I was 10 or 12, sold it and bought a farm equipment dealership in nearby Camden.” CountryFatherStoresFarmsEquipmentCamden Author:Jeff Sessions
“Hybart is a little community I grew up in, so it was just a wonderful time in those years. I was the youngest of about nine boys in the neighborhood and we played ball all the time, and I looked up to them and they let me play around with them, and we just had a good time.” YearsLittlesPlayCommunityBoysWonderfulGrewGrew UpLet MeBallsNineGood TimesNeighborhoodWonderful TimesHad A Good Time Author:Jeff Sessions
“In my class was an Annapolis graduate, several engineers, and most recent president of the University of Alabama.These were all small-town people who had good values. The families were tight. The schools reaffirmed the families and reaffirmed the church values that you were taught. I guess it was just one of those swell times to be a part of.” PeopleSchoolValuesPresidentChurchClassTaughtTownsUniversityJust OneGraduatesEngineersSmall TownAlabamaGood ValuesAnnapolis Author:Jeff Sessions
“We were just country people. All my grandfathers had farms. They had chickens, cattle and tried to get by farming, for the most part.” PeopleCountryChickensFarmsGrandfatherFarmingMy GrandfatherCattle Author:Jeff Sessions
“We were segregated throughout the community, and it was pretty brutal, actually. It didn't appear to be, on the surface.People got along and we had great relationships, but there was discrimination that impacted adversely the ability of the African-American community to progress. People did not - were in denial about that fact.” PeopleFactsCommunityAbilityProgressSurfaceDiscriminationAfrican AmericanDenialBrutalGreat Relationship Author:Jeff Sessions
“There was a resistance movement in the white community, and there was a determined civil rights movement by our neighbors and friends in the African-American community. They had right on their side. They conducted themselves in high standards, with courage and determination, and they were victorious. They overcame.” SidesCommunityWhiteRightsMovementStandardsDeterminationDeterminedNeighborResistanceCivil RightsAfrican AmericanCivil Rights MovementHigh StandardsCourage And DeterminationNeighbors And Friends Author:Jeff Sessions