A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, Huh. It works. It makes sense.

Quote by Barack Obama

Topics: Compromise Quotes, Legislation Quotes

We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be...

We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be...

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United...

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United...

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our...

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our...

I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to...

We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to...

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported...

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported...

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight...

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight...

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we dont like federal agents...

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we dont like federal agents...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

No one is pro-abortion.

No one is pro-abortion.

If you make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of American families, your taxes shouldnt...

If you make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of American families, your taxes shouldnt...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the...

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the...

Give schools the resources to keep good eachers on the job and reward the best...

Give schools the resources to keep good eachers on the job and reward the best...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was...

My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was...

The basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to...

The basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to...

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in...

Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in...

My administration is the only thing between you [CEO's] and the pitchforks.

My administration is the only thing between you [CEO's] and the pitchforks.