American - Politician | July 3, 1940 -
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 an even greater achievement is that we have turned all of that variety and diversity into unity.
Lamar Alexander
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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 reducing health care costs.
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We hear a lot about rebuilding Detroit, and we just spent $70 billion to bail out the auto industry - well, they need to be cost competitive, too. If they have high-cost energy, those suppliers are going to move to Japan or Mexico instead of Michigan and Tennessee.
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Sooner or later, I need to begin to do what any candidate does in a presidential race; I need to begin to win.
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I think higher education is over-regulated.
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Most people who get in trouble in politics usually get in trouble because they're disconnected from the people they serve, and I don't think anybody in Tennessee, even people who won't vote for me, would accuse me of that.
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The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it.
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I need to know the price of a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs. I need to know right now.
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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 people, and that was our music.
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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 changed our moods, brought out the best in our character and even sometimes helped us earn a living.
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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 charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for.
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Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes.
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