Mark Shields Quotes

David Cameron's message of change, optimism and hope is in tune with what Britain wants today

I was like everyone else when Obama was elected - optimistic.

As a newcomer to politics, I knew in my bones that we as a country were better than what we see coming out of Washington. And we are.

Politicians never live up to all the hopes that we invest in them but I think he [Barack Obama] has made America a different country.

America was my home for a very long time, and it's a fascinating, pioneering country that many people look to. In the recent past it hasn't been doing very well, but there's a great new hope now with the election of Obama. America took a very big leap there and proved that it still has the edge as far as being able to do things many other countries may find difficult.

Millions of Americans who know that Barack understands their dreams; that Barack will fight for people like them; and that Barack will finally bring the change we need.

I'm so, so full of joy that America elected Obama.

People want change. How is Barack going to do it? I think McCain can bring change.

For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.

I don't really feel McCain. It ain't just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.

Politics requires the sense of possibility. Dare I say it - the audacity of hope.

People are genuinely excited about taking the country in another direction.

I momentarily but genuinely believed that Barack Obama was the answer not only to our nation's depressing politics but to the question of our racial enlightenment.

So, yes, I became the vessel into which people poured their hopes that we can have a different kind of city. I recognize that, but in politics, sometimes it's good to be lucky.

Hillary Clinton's too risky for America.

I think people want to see change, want to see something new and Hillary Clinton is just not that person.

Hillary Clinton's message is old and tired. Her message is that things can't change. My message is that things have to change.

You had a majority of Americans saying that [Donald Trump] would take the country in the right direction or I think he would make real change, real change.

I think Obama did have a pitch, and it was he was gonna take care of you, and he was gonna fix everything that was wrong. And he personally was gonna guarantee you that things are gonna be okay. And he personally was gonna guarantee that the country be loved again. And he personally was gonna do all these wonderful things.

Crooked Hillary. Look, can you imagine another four years of the Clintons? Seriously. It's time to move on.

The American people, when had the chance, three times now have said "no" to Hillary Clinton. The Democrats did it in 2008. The Jill Stein recount this year and the American people in 2016. Three times in eight years the American people have looked at Hillary Clinton and said "no."

Some people say well we need a change. Hillary Clinton is been around a long, she sure has, and she's sure been worth every single year she's put into making people's lives better.

So I think (Obama) definitely has convinced people that he stands for change and for hope, and I can't wait to see what he stands for.

I certainly think Obama is the most hopeful president I've seen in the country since John Kennedy.

I don't think that a vote for Barack Obama is a symbolic thing. I think it's much more than that. It's not just a black man. It's not just a feel-good vote. It's the idea of electing someone who really does want to make a difference.