34 Quotes by Phil Bredesen

My education commitment is simple. I believe that every child is unique. I'm going to work as hard as I know how, and I'm going to ask each of you to help me to offer all Tennessee children the education they need to energize their God-given talents to take them as far as they can go.

I believe they will have that for us, and we'll sit down with the legislature and try to work out how we're going to handle it, whether it's through a special session in November or one in January. That's where I'm leaning,

Our recent legislative sessions had everything a good reporter could wish for: A willful governor, an angry and divided legislature, citizens who know how to use their car horns. Plenty of conflict. Plenty of personalities. As journalists, I'm sure it was a fascinating scene to watch unfold.

We anticipate these evacuees' funds to be depleted by Sept. 2,

The grant is essential to help Trane workers look to the future and begin the process of training for a new product line in their plant, ... This grant will keep the company competitive and increase the skills of talented employees.

Washington, D.C. is full of think tanks, theoreticians and advocacy groups. Governors are the ones whose feet are on the ground.

Tennessee is full of families - rich and poor - who manage to achieve balance. They use the resources they have, and add faith in God, love and commitment to each other, hard work and a focus on their children.These are the real families, the families that work, the families that shine. And that balance is the lesson for us.

It's a fairly technical matter, ... Clearly there is no indication of a misappropriation of funds.

designed to strengthen the standards of accountability and integrity in all areas of state government.