Elite Quote by Bill Hagerty

I have a lot of love for Tennessee.

— Derrick Henry

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

— Lamar Alexander

I love Tennessee, but they don't have the pine trees and the sandy soil and the black water that I grew up around.

— Josh Turner

The hardworking people of Tennessee believe strongly in maintaining a robust military, taking care of our veterans and investing in our infrastructure and national…

— Bill Hagerty

Growing up in east Tennessee gave me my country roots, my twang, and a lot of my stories.

— Kelsea Ballerini

I love Tennessee. I have a heart for Tennessee.

— Bill Hagerty

It's no secret that Mississippians - especially Black Mississippians - are overlooked. We are overlooked by Washington, by the Democratic Party, by the media,…

— Mike Espy

I love Nashville, and I love the South, but on a professional level, I had started feeling smothered by the Nashville way of doing…

— Deana Carter

As I grew older I began to realize that Mississippi really wasn't that bad. The basis for progress has always been there. And the…

— Mike Espy

I decided early on that I wanted to participate in the greater American experience, rather than the parochial one in Mississippi. But I have…

— Richard Ford

I tell our sisters in the South that so far as Tennessee is concerned she will not be dragged into a Southern or any…

— Andrew Johnson

I have a special place in my heart for Nashville because it saved my life back in the day.

— Kris Kristofferson