Eva Longoria Quotes

I've been studying the Constitution for myself but also as a way for me, as a Democrat, to comprehend the Right. I think it's important that people who are politically active understand both sides.

I'm not clever enough or aware enough to make a political movie.

I'd love to say that I could write political songs, but I don't feel clued-up enough.

I don't want to change people's opinions to my political opinion; I want to enlighten people and make them think about the world differently.

I think you can't demonize somebody that's on the other side of the political spectrum, or you can't generalize about them.

For me I made it clear that I wanted to meet with both sides of the political spectrum.

There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides.

It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.

We need to seek wise leaders who will seek common ground among Americans instead of dividing us further for political gain. As citizens, we must embrace those who embrace ideas, thoughtfulness, civility and kindness to others no matter what their political beliefs.

Dialogue between people of differing views is critical for fostering understanding in a democracy.

A healthy state encourages many voices - and lots of listening.

To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us.

And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers; recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery.

I didn't knowingly meet a conservative until, to my shame, I was 60 years old and sat down and said, 'Wow, I don't understand what this guy's talking about, but he has a great civility about him. Perhaps I better investigate this thing.'

We are a country that does better when we do debate and air our differences.

There are good people on both sides of almost every issue.

Conservatives are not our enemies. They are our neighbors.

We need to get young people excited about politics, excited about government.

In the past, leaders of both parties have been able to reach across the partisan divide. They succeeded by retaining their own humanity and recognizing the same in their political opponents.

I keep an eye on politics, although I wouldn't say I'm political.

There was the slow discovery for me in the early '80s that Republicans are people too... That Republicans are perfectly reasonable people... and that Republicans can be right about something.

You don't have to get into, 'I'm a leftist or a rightist, I'm Democrat or Republican.' You don't have to get into that kind of nitty gritty type of detail, but at the same time to show that you do have a stance is very, very important. To preach the good word of just being a good human being, being a humanitarian.

When you reach across the aisle and open your heart and mind, you might just find that you have more in common than you think with the guy on the other side of the fence.

I encourage people and their different points of view.

At Yale, you can find someone passionate and enthusiastic and involved in just about any issue. For many of us, though, our school's prevailing progressive political atmosphere can make us complacent.