Lamar Alexander

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 do all the appropriating. They do not do any of it down at the White House. They send a read more

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.

It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and read more

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.

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.

The job of mayor and Governor is becoming more and more like the job of university president, which I used read more

The job of mayor and Governor is becoming more and more like the job of university president, which I used to be; it looks like you are in charge, but you are not.