Lamar Alexander quotes

Lamar Alexander is an American politician, educator, and former governor of Tennessee. Known for his bipartisan approach, he served as U.S. Secretary of Education and a longtime United States Senator. He has played a significant role in shaping education and health policies on both the state and national levels. Here are 11 of his 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 charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for. (Lamar Alexander)
Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes. View quote
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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 these nation-building wars we're going to engage in and what the parameters of that are. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Well, here's what I think. I mean, the people are saying, 'We don't want it,' and the Democrats are saying, 'We don't care. We're going to pass it anyway.' And so for the next three months, Washington will be consumed with the Democrats trying to jam this through in a very messy procedure an unpopular health care bill. View quote
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If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money. View quote
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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. (Lamar Alexander)