All Lamar Alexander Quotes
- September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our… Best
- Sooner or later, I need to begin to do what any candidate does in a presidential race; I need to begin to win. Any
- The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it Accept
- I think we do better as a country when we go step by step toward a goal, and the goal in this case should be… Better
- If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money Arrested
- I need to know the price of a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs. I need to know right now Dozen
- There are a growing number of conservatives and Republicans who, while they support the president and support the war in Iraq, wonder how many of… Building
- The idea of windmills conjures up pleasant images - of Holland and tulips, of rural America with windmill blades slowly turning, pumping water at the… America
- It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and more interesting, how it has… American
- Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes. All
- If we trust parents to choose child care for their children, and we trust them to help their children choose a college to attend –… Attend
- If you have a solution to immigration, it is possible to come home and defend it. Come Home
- The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978. Composition
- I think people are looking for a president who has views and who sticks to those views. So, I think Governor Romney, Governor Perry, Governor… All
- I remember when President Bush, George W. Bush, came into office, he focused on No Child Left Behind, and with - and before very long,… Behind
- I think higher education is over-regulated. Education
- I think Americans are - particularly, independent voters are looking at Washington, and they see too many taxes, too much spending, too much debt, too… American
- When I was governor, I was looking for a way to unify our state. I realized music is about the only thing that unifies Tennessee. Governor
- I think, I think we need a Republican president from the real world to remind ourselves sometimes of what we need to do. From
- To power the country by building 186,000 fifty-story wind turbines - and running 19,000 miles of new transmission lines - just seems impractical and preposterous… Building
- We hear a lot about rebuilding Detroit, and we just spent $70 billion to bail out the auto industry - well, they need to be… Auto
- In the Senate, where 60 votes are required to do anything important, you have to work with your colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Aisle
- As Governor, I could think of only one way to unify our State that was made up of so many different climates, political beliefs and… Beliefs
- We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a great achievement by itself, but… Achievement
- The job of mayor and Governor is becoming more and more like the job of university president, which I used to be; it looks like… Becoming