Amy Walter Quotes

I think the policies, for the most part, that [Hillary Clinton] will put in place are not going to make positive changes. There'll be more status quo. She'll certainly be good for some groups of people. Whatever.

I got elected on a commitment to Canadians that I was going to make growth work for everyone. I was going to focus on the middle class and those working hard to join it. I was going to make sure that the people who felt that the growth in the economy had left them behind would be included. That's similar to the promise that got Trump elected. Now, our approaches to the same problems are somewhat different. But in my conversations with him, we've very much been able to agree that we want to help the citizens of our countries in tangible ways.

I think people are very focused on the economic issues. They want an economy that works for everybody.

What good does the theory [of economics] do if it is not working for people?

We've got a lot of work to do economically in this country to bring about a more just and fair economy.

The only way to grow the economy in a way that benefits the bottom 90 percent is to change the structure of the economy. At the least, this requires stronger unions and a higher minimum wage.

My goal for the Arab world is to change the status quo, which is horrible politically, religiously, economically, in every way.

I don't believe we need to choose between addressing economic issues and addressing issues of social or racial justice.

Hillary Clinton wants a new title, and I would, too, if I already was secretary of the status quo.

I am not an economist... I am not a business technician. I am a revolutionary, and I do what is right for an economic revolutionary.

If we are serious about breaking cycles of poverty, we have to change this (economy).

Hillary Clinton is making income inequality a central theme in her campaign. Yeah, for example, today she pointed out that her husband makes $300 million a year. She has to get by on $200 million a year, and that's not fair.

I think people want to see change, want to see something new and Hillary Clinton is just not that person.

There's a ton of stuff we can do to help the economy and help the American people, and the aspirational working class of the American people.

I am going to attack income inequality and I think I have a pretty good plan to do so. I don't just tell you what I'm against. I tell you what I'm for and how I would do it.

So as a nation, we have a right to be very proud of the successes that we have seen because of the struggle of millions of people to create a less discriminatory society. That is something we should be proud of, but there is one struggle in which not only have we not succeeded but in which we are losing ground and that is the fundamental struggle for economic justice.

We want a system in which the worker shall get what he produces and the capitalist shall produce what he gets.

Millions of Americans who know that Barack understands their dreams; that Barack will fight for people like them; and that Barack will finally bring the change we need.

At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes. But when you hit a wall in your personal life, and you screw up, people don't give you a chance to navigate your way through it and tap into what's extraordinary about you.

To the people of Illinois let me say this. Business as usual IS OVER.

I agree with people who say we want more income equality; we want more consumer protection; and we want sounder banks. I agree with all that.

Some people say well we need a change. Hillary Clinton is been around a long, she sure has, and she's sure been worth every single year she's put into making people's lives better.

If we can create a climate among people that says that any serious candidate for president, Senate, governor, [the] House is going to have to talk about income inequality, raising wages in America, trade policy - that's a huge success. It's not putting pressure on a candidate. It's mobilizing people.

Let me start off by saying that in 2000 I said, 'Vote for me. I'm an agent of change.' In 2004, I said, 'I'm not interested in change - I want to continue as president.' Every candidate has got to say 'change.' That's what the American people expect.

I'm not going to change who I am. I'm not going to change why I'm running... I'm running for president [in 2016], and I'm running because we can't afford another four years like the last eight years.