35 Quotes by Bill Haslam

Let's bear down on what we can do together: keeping Tennessee a state with a strong financial condition, helping Tennessee be the number one location in the Southeast for higher-quality jobs. And making certain that all Tennesseans, regardless of their circumstances, have an opportunity for higher-quality education.

I have commissioners who had very good jobs, making good salaries, and gave up something to work for the state.

My job is to get the very best people we can.

I'm going to do my very best to ensure that our jobs are all market-competitive.

I actually went out and tried to hire the very best Cabinet officers that I could, understanding they can make help make the hard calls for the budget position that we're in.

Almost every business is regulated by the state. So if you're going to say, 'If you own any business, you shouldn't run for public office,' I don't think that's what we want.

David Gregory is known by and respected by many for his years of service to the Tennessee Board of Regents and in many roles in state government.

Governors sometimes have a hard time jumping up on a table and yelling the loudest because they've actually been there. They realize it's difficult to govern in a split environment.