Lamar Alexander

We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a read more

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.

As Governor, I could think of only one way to unify our State that was made up of so many read more

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.

Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes.

Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes.

We don't have a president who is our agenda-setter, so we have multiple voices on every issue.

We don't have a president who is our agenda-setter, so we have multiple voices on every issue.

Every day before school, I would bang away on Czerny, Bach, Beethoven and Mozart-and throw in a little Jerry Lee read more

Every day before school, I would bang away on Czerny, Bach, Beethoven and Mozart-and throw in a little Jerry Lee Lewis when I thought no one was around to correct me.