Quotes by Bill Haslam

Bill Haslam

American businessman and politician

Lived from: 1958 -

Category: Business and entrepreneurs | Politics

Born: 23 august 1958

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  • Although Senate Bill 1556 has received attention for its perceived focus, my job is to look at the actual substance of the legislation.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Do I disagree that we need to ban all Muslims from entering the country? Yes, I disagree with that strongly.
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  • Doing something about infrastructure is something I would like to see while I'm governor.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Men and women motivated by faith have every right and obligation to bring their belief and commitment to the public debate. However, that is very different from the governmental establishment of religion that our founders warned against and our constitution prohibits.
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  • 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.
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  • Obviously, we have a political season in the United States, and there's always different winds that blow on that.
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  • To say that because of someone's heritage or their ethnicity that they are unable to provide fair judgement is just wrong. It's just not how the judicial system works in our country and not how it ever can work.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bill Haslam?

The two most famous quotes from Bill Haslam are:

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

When did Bill Haslam live?

Bill Haslam is still alive and was born in 1958.