64 Quotes by Lamar Alexander

We do all the appropriating. They do not do any of it down at the White House. They send a budget up here, and we don't have to pay any attention it to at all. We do what we want to do.

If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money

The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it

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.

I think there's plenty of evidence that we need to stop spewing so much carbon into the air, that we're contributing to climate change and that we ought to look for alternatives.

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.

Sooner or later, I need to begin to do what any candidate does in a presidential race; I need to begin to win.

I think, I think we need a Republican president from the real world to remind ourselves sometimes of what we need to do.

When I get close to an election, I look to 'Lamar Alexander's Little Plaid Book' for inspiration.