34 Quotes by Phil Bredesen

The idea of people opening up their homes to strangers is a bad idea, which we should avoid if possible, ... You don't know what you are getting.

When I was sworn in as Mayor of Nashville back in 1991, I have to admit to you that I felt for several weeks like a bit of an outsider who had somehow taken over but didnt really belong in this nice palace. I secretly wondered if the real mayor would come back from vacation one day and call the police.

My education commitment is simple. I believe that every child is unique. Im going to work as hard as I know how, and Im 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.

It’s not health care reform to dump more money into Medicaid.

Let’s leave behind the predictable and stale debate between liberals and conservatives. Let’s take the resources that we have, and prioritize, and manage, and focus our energy on just doing things that count – on real results.

Our state’s strategy on methamphetamine, and any other issue, is going to be a moving target.

When John Kerry and Zell Miller and George Bush can agree on an issue, you know it's got legs.