Emmanuel Macron Quotes

We must govern from the middle, or we will not be able to govern at all.

I believe in operating in the big middle of the electorate and not being to the far right or the far left. I think you get so much more done.

I'm someone who believes in centrist governing philosophy.

Things happen in American politics in the political center. If the President will meet us in the center, there are things we can accomplish.

We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves.

To those who would divide us or drive us to the extremes of either political party, I remind you that Maryland has been called 'a state of middle temperament.' Our politics need that middle temperament as well.

If I could leave this body with one wish, it would be that we never give up that search for common ground, .. The politics of common ground will not be found on the far right, or on the far left. That is not where most Americans live. We will only find it on the firm middle ground, based on common sense and shared values.

The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms.

… triangulation is the idea that you demonstrate to some set of swing voters that you are politically palatable by poking the extremes of both parties in the eye.

Despite the forces pulling politicians to the extremes, Americans must remember that the United States is not Europe. The American political tradition is pragmatic and centrist.

Leaders willing to demand centrist government and less alienating politics are rare. Moderation is not considered sexy; bipartisan initiatives are frequently deemed boring. Ironically, it has been left to a media celebrity to fill part of the yawning gap in the middle.

Moderation and bipartisan consensus go hand in hand.

I have a lot of reason to believe, as we saw in the 2012 election, most Americans don't agree with the extremists on any side of an issue, but there needs to continue to be an effort to find common ground, or even take it to higher ground on behalf of the future.

People love to talk about the old bipartisanship. But it wasn't really bipartisanship. Yeah, they had a different label. But they're replaced now by people with basically the same views.

I know a moderate, more centered candidate like myself doesn't get as much attention as people who tend to say more extreme things.

I hope you'll find that my campaign was a reflection of how I plan to govern - bringing people together, building coalitions, and finding common ground.

We need to tell the far-right and the far-left to go away and have people in the center solve the problem.

I think it is important that we go and bring both of the parties together. The more we go to the left, the more we go to the right, I believe of what President Eisenhower said, "Politics is like the road. The left and the right represents the gutter, and the middle is drivable."

I'm a strong believer in bipartisanship.

Republicans have to move to a point of greater unity.

I'd like to see that bipartisanship come back that we used to have in the House of Representatives, in the Clinton years. I think there's a possibility that the voters are going to send the message that everybody running - Congress, the Senate, the presidency - that they want us to come together.

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

In politics the middle way is none at all.

Conservatives and liberals can find common ground.

I'm a centrist.