Charlie Crist Quotes

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.

Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President Obama is absolutely the best president to lead our country in the right direction.

Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward.

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

Many people remember that spirit that President Kennedy summoned forth. Many people look to me as somebody who embodies that sense of possibility.

As an American people, what is greatest about our history are the many times we have led this world away from hate, towards hope.

This November, with the re-election of President Barack Obama, this generation of Americans will ever expand upon the hope, the truth and the promise of America.

Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.

The job of a leader, the job of a governor, the job of a president, is to get the people in the room and bang enough heads together and rub enough arms and cajole enough to have them put the country and the state's greater interest ahead of their own personal partisan interest. That's what we did in New Jersey and that's the model for America.

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

I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as 'us' and 'them' - he doesn't care whether you're a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above... he knows that we all love our country... and he's always ready to listen to good ideas... he's always looking for the very best in everyone he meets.

I am willing to work with anyone that wants to do what is best for this country.

I was not elected to serve one party but to serve one nation.

Sometimes the Senate really does rise above politics. It’s rare, but sometimes it happens.

There are some in Congress who would rather see their opponents lose than see their country win. That has got to stop…. They must find a way to put country ahead of party.

I demand that all considerations of class, section, and party shall be subordinated to the loftier and more patriotic object which all of us recognize as best for the whole country and its people

Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers.

Good Democrats love America. Good Republicans love America. We need a leader who understands not just the words of unity but the practice of building unity.

I truly admire President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

On certain issues, one has to rise above party politics for the country to run.

Our Country is a beacon of hope for the world.

The result may not be perfect. But our forefathers wanted us to compromise to get things done for America.

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.

Our American experiment deserves an advocate, and the American people respond best to inspiration, not fear-mongering.

I'm willing to work with anybody that will put the country first.