Bill Haslam Rare Quotes

Bill Haslam Rare Quotese

Good legislation should bring clarity and not confusion.

— Bill Haslam

I actually went out and tried to hire the very best Cabinet officers that I could, understanding they can make help make the hard calls for the budget position that we're in.

— Bill Haslam

Let's bear down on what we can do together: keeping Tennessee a state with a strong financial condition, helping Tennessee be the number one location in the Southeast for higher-quality jobs. And making certain that all Tennesseans, regardless of their circumstances, have an opportunity for higher-quality education.

— Bill Haslam

Tennessee obviously has a proud history of military service, but unfortunately, that also means that we have lost a lot of people serving the country who are Tennesseans.

— Bill Haslam

Lawyers don't serve everyone... Lawyers right now can say, 'I'm not the person to help you on that issue; I don't agree with what you're trying to do;' and they can turn down that person, and they can go somewhere else.

— Bill Haslam

In general, everybody should admit the world is changing really fast, and it's hard for the conversations to keep up. I mean, it's hard to remember now, but when Barack Obama ran for president, he was against gay marriage.

— Bill Haslam

We have a lot of entitlement programs in this country, and we've seen how much they cost us on the back end when people don't have the education they need. I say let's make this investment on the front end. I think it'll be better for the individual and better for our state in the long term.

— Bill Haslam

I'm going to do my very best to ensure that our jobs are all market-competitive.

— Bill Haslam

My job as governor is different from the legislators. They represent their districts. I have to represent all 6.6 million Tennesseans and come to the best decisions I can.

— Bill Haslam

As somebody who thinks Tennessee history is important, I want to make certain that's still a part of the curriculum. I think that's critical for the people growing up in our school system.

— Bill Haslam

If we are recognizing the Bible as a sacred text, then we are violating the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Tennessee by designating it as the official state book.

— Bill Haslam

My job is to get the very best people we can.

— Bill Haslam

Almost every business is regulated by the state. So if you're going to say, 'If you own any business, you shouldn't run for public office,' I don't think that's what we want.

— Bill Haslam

If we abandon our values by completely shutting our doors to those who seek the freedom we enjoy or mistreating our neighbors who made it here after enduring unimaginable hardships, the terrorists win.

— Bill Haslam

We have to be about finding long-term solutions to our biggest challenges.

— Bill Haslam

Doing something about infrastructure is something I would like to see while I'm governor.

— Bill Haslam

At the end of the day, I'm certainly hopeful they can leave some time to focus on Tennessee history. But we understand the struggle when it comes to curriculum time and what you just physically don't have time for.

— Bill Haslam

Although Senate Bill 1556 has received attention for its perceived focus, my job is to look at the actual substance of the legislation.

— Bill Haslam

We need to have people who are talking about, 'Here's exactly what I would do differently.' That's what's important as we go vote.

— Bill Haslam

I want to emphasize that character in our leaders does matter.

— Bill Haslam

At the end of the day, I think the most conservative principle there is, is giving people a dollar worth of value for a dollar worth of tax paid.

— Bill Haslam

I think people are tired of just, this kind of continuous conflict. They want to see principled problem-solving.

— Bill Haslam

If we believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, then we shouldn't be recognizing it only as a book of historical and economic significance.

— Bill Haslam

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