Martin Heinrich Quotes

I think the Democratic Party has the chronic problem of appearing to be weak, of not standing and fighting for what it believes in, not fighting for its own.

[There is] a type of which he [Theodore Roosevelt] is perhaps the master specimen—the politician who could not help being one if he tried…. when Mr. Roosevelt takes a step which the mass of his fellow citizens regard as carefully considered for its political effect, the chances are at least even that he is merely obeying a natural impulse, which may make for either strength or weakness.

Democrats are a big-tent party. You know, I'm not trying to impose an ideology on all, you know, several hundred members of Congress.

Historically, Democrats have been far more united than Republicans when it comes to policy, ideology and public debate.

Democrats are unified under the premise of total political annihilation.

Democrats don't sound united.

Many Jews are not Zionists and many non-Jews are. Zionism is a political movement, not a race. To say Zionism is the Jewish people is like saying the Democratic Party is the American people. Jewish people who oppose Zionism, however, have been given a very hard time.

It was Jesus who gave me peace when the shark severed my arm. I trust in Jesus whenever I'm going through a hard time. I see all the beautiful things that have come out of my situation. I'm able to share my story with young girls who have few role models, and I can help others cope with what they have been through.

Everyone goes through a hard time in their life.

I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.

So if 1960 had occurred under the old convention system, Kennedy would have had a very hard time getting the Democratic nomination because he would have been rejected by all those people who had worked with him in Washington.

Our platform is crafted by Democrats but it is not about partisanship, its about pragmatism.

You can unite behind a candidate and a vision for America without rejecting another candidate and their vision, because in real life, opposed to party politics, we Democrats are on the same side.

We're going to march on Washington with a host of Republicans, Democrats, business leaders, legislators.

A lot of songs are empowering because everybody who has been through a hard time in a relationship or in their lives can relate to it.

I propose to be mayor for the Republicans, Progressives, Socialists, and independent voters as well as the Democrats.

A bloody battle leaves even the victor bloodied. But compromise also has its costs—particularly when it alienates the majority and is taken as a sign of weakness.

All Democrats recognize we do have differences because we are a big family.

Partisanship is not a symptom of weakness in democracy. It is a symptom of strength.

Everything looks bright for us. The Democrats of the North are helping us by their speeches.

Most people don't see themselves as Democrats or Republicans. They see themselves as Americans.

Democrats have a history of backing away, backing down.

Why preach to the choir? You reach more independents and even more Democrats on Fox News given their huge audience than you would on other networks. So I'm grateful to have that opportunity to have that platform.

In politics, there is only one crime that is unforgivable - showing weakness.

Ultimately, Hillary and Obama are on the same side.