Lamar Alexander

I remember when President Bush, George W. Bush, came into office, he focused on No Child Left Behind, and with - and…

— Lamar Alexander

September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country…

— Lamar Alexander

I think we do better as a country when we go step by step toward a goal, and the goal in this…

— Lamar Alexander

The idea of windmills conjures up pleasant images - of Holland and tulips, of rural America with windmill blades slowly turning, pumping…

— Lamar Alexander

I think people are looking for a president who has views and who sticks to those views. So, I think Governor Romney,…

— Lamar Alexander

There are a growing number of conservatives and Republicans who, while they support the president and support the war in Iraq wonder…

— Lamar Alexander

I think there are too many bosses in Washington telling Nashville Diesel College and Harvard University how to run - how to…

— Lamar Alexander

I think Americans are - particularly, independent voters are looking at Washington, and they see too many taxes, too much spending, too…

— Lamar Alexander

Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes.

— Lamar Alexander

It is ironic that Samuel Berger learned of this espionage in exactly the same month that Al Gore was attending his now…

— Lamar Alexander

To power the country by building 186,000 fifty-story wind turbines - and running 19,000 miles of new transmission lines - just seems…

— Lamar Alexander

We hear a lot about rebuilding Detroit, and we just spent $70 billion to bail out the auto industry - well, they…

— Lamar Alexander

If you have a solution to immigration, it is possible to come home and defend it.

— Lamar Alexander

As Governor, I could think of only one way to unify our State that was made up of so many different climates,…

— Lamar Alexander

We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a great achievement…

— Lamar Alexander

The main interest of most members of the Christian Coalition is the breakdown of the family. I think that's our biggest problem,…

— Lamar Alexander

The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it

— Lamar Alexander

I've got a new rule. It'll be rule No. 312. If it's three days before a campaign, don't believe anything new you…

— Lamar Alexander

If the administration asks for $5 and Congress appropriates $4, that's what they get. If the government creates a subterfuge by going…

— Lamar Alexander

President Bush and I had asked Congress to appropriate a half-billion dollars to school vouchers. We didn't get it, and we were…

— Lamar Alexander

Most people who get in trouble in politics usually get in trouble because they're disconnected from the people they serve, and I…

— Lamar Alexander

When I was governor, I was looking for a way to unify our state. I realized music is about the only thing…

— Lamar Alexander

When I get close to an election, I look to 'Lamar Alexander's Little Plaid Book' for inspiration.

— Lamar Alexander

We do all the appropriating. They do not do any of it down at the White House. They send a budget up…

— Lamar Alexander

If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money

— Lamar Alexander