Howard Schultz Quotes

For many of us, our country and the interests of our constituents are more important than our party.

I'm surprised that we've gotten to a point where we don't put our country first and put our party first.

Is it that you hate this president or that you hate America?

Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country.

While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance.

It's not like Massachusetts, where they're baptized Democrats.

The most biased people are the Democrats.

I know of not one Republican candidate that would not appear publicly with Mitt Romney and I know many Democrats that don't even want to be in the same city - forget the same stage - with President Obama.

I only follow one party: the Vietnamese party.

Democratic leaders always seem to blame America first.

I've left specific instructions that I do not want to be brought back during a Republican administration.

We are America. They [Democrats] are not America.

We are Republicans, and don't propose to have our party identify itself with the party whose antecedents are rum, Romanism, and rebellion.

By a Party, With a Party, but for the Country.

I no longer know of political party, I only know Germans

We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists

The Republican Party has more cultural conflicts than the Hapsburg Empire.

Bigger Than His Party.

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

I get along with the Democrats, but please - I'm not their hero.

I've never been a fan of party politics.

We are affectionate BJP and not fascist as termed by the opposition.

I don't know any elected Democrats that I get along with.

For all its faults, it is partisanship - based on core principles- that clarifies our debates, that prevents one party from straying too far from the mainstream and that constantly refreshes our politics with new ideas and new leaders.

It's an interesting place to begin where the country is completely divided into choosing sides, when the only side everyone should be choosing is the side of America, and then politicians essentially should be arguing about the best way to serve America.