Kevin McCarthy Quotes

I sure tried to help deliver compromise, consensus, bipartisanship.

If we can’t agree on the facts, how can we agree on the solutions?

We've got to take confrontation out of the centre of politics. With fighting, no one wins; with dialogue, everyone wins.

We have to find compromises. That's the way it is in Norway.

You cannot compromise unless people talk to you.

A more significant phase should mean serious political dialogue.

The main purpose of dialogue is to come to an agreement on how the two parties can work together, realize their mutual interests, and avoid conflict as much as possible

Negotiations can create conditions that can lead to solutions.

Compromise, compromise and compromise.

Bipartisanship means you work together to work it out.

The two parties should be turning to each other rather than on each other.

By nature, I am a unifier. I am a builder of consensus. I don't believe in sloppy compromise. But I do believe in bringing people together.

You need people that are willing to talk to the other side, or you're never going to get anything done. You need to be willing to expand your ground. There's always usually a place on issues where you can find common ground.

Moderation and bipartisan consensus go hand in hand.

Good governance requires working toward common ground. It isn't easy.

I believe the answers to most problems that confront us around the world can and should be approached by engaging both friend and foe in dialogue. No, I don't naively think that dialogue always works, but I believe we should avoid the rigidity of saying that dialogue never works.

Choose the path of dialogue rather than the path of unilateral decisions.

Heck, nobody gets along perfectly. But what we have is respect for one another. We have a system where one guy can veto anything.

I like to exchange ideas because we all want to win. If a footballer doesn't agree, then you try and have a chat to work things out.

We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own ... in order to create this common ground.

We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own turf in order to create this common ground.

You need to be able to agree from time to time if we're going to get anywhere. Once you have started a civil dialogue, it's a much smoother road to compromise. The key thing to remember is it's a daily practice.

I did look for compromise. I worked in a bipartisan way.

Two great talkers will not travel far together.

The one thing I'm convinced George W. Bush is good at is bipartisanship. It's clearly something he enjoys personally.