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

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

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

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come...

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come...

With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow.

With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow.

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health...

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health...

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health...

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health...

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in...

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in...

Now, anybody who thinks that we can move this economy forward with just a few...

Now, anybody who thinks that we can move this economy forward with just a few...

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages,...

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages,...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...

No one is pro-abortion.

No one is pro-abortion.

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national...

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national...

Weve persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

Weve persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

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...

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...

We are the change we have been waiting for.

We are the change we have been waiting for.

What do you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.

What do you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.

One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large...

One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large...

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear...

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear...