Lamar Alexander actually said...

"We did not do a very good job of doing anything about a big, ugly cell tower at the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park where a million people come through every day."

"This is very interesting to me, and I thank you for your suggestions."

"I remember being dropped off at the top of the Great Smoky Mountains as a 15-year-old walking through the snow knowing that I was on my own."

"I remember going through the Grand Canyon when the only form of communication was the telephone booth in the middle."