Mark Udall Quotes

Actions, not words, are the ultimate results of leadership.

Men of thought seldom work well together, whereas between men of action there is usually an easy camaraderie.

I've always been a reformer all the time I served in public office, and remain a reformer in Ohio, but I also know how to get things done. And I think it's important that, while we acknowledge the anxieties that Americans have, I think it's also important we realize at the end of the day, we need to have somebody who knows how to land a plane, and I've landed quite a few planes.

Teddy Roosevelt of course was a great outdoorsman all his life.

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed to what they say. Also, it's about working together - we're all on the rope together, and you don't get to cut the rope if you're not getting along with someone.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

I think it's very important to get ego out of the room. I think it's important to realize it takes two hands to clap - stop the pointing, stop the blame game. I think we've seen enough of that, I think the country is tired of it. I think they want to see Washington function, they want to see action.

Some of the onus falls on us to make ourselves available for the ball, because we need to play inside-out. That's when we're at our best.

A lot of people saved IBM. Yes, I was the leader of that team, but I could never have done it without a group of IBMers helping me.

We will not agree on every issue. But let us respect those differences and respect one another. Let us recognize that we do not serve an ideology or a political party; we serve the people.

Goodness knows, we have horrible problems to face in this Congress. I hope we can face them as colleagues in working unitedly for the people of this country and certainly not indulging in animosity or referring to each other as ''enemies.''

The antidote to frenzied partisanship won’t be found in politics as usual but in problem-solving leaders who govern from the center.

Today, as an independent, an entrepreneur, and a former mayor, I believe we need a president who is a problem solver, not a bomb thrower. Someone who can bring members of Congress together to get things done. And I know Hillary Clinton can do that because I saw it firsthand.

I think my confidence has developed over the years in terms of the speed at which I will reveal how collaborative I want to be.

Let's end the political games. Stop the finger pointing and do the work the American people sent us here to do.

I don't enjoy politics. I like to get things done, and I like Republicans and Democrats, and that doesn't always work well.

John McCain felt very strongly about virtually every issue that he tackled, but it was never based in partisanship. He didn't try to score partisan points as he worked on issues. He would work with anyone who wanted to accomplish the goal that he shared.

Good leaders, good team players, know how to make the most of everything.

Throughout my career I have proven that I am a man of action.

Doing what's best for our kids means having a governor that is prepared to reach across the political aisle to do what's best for the people of this state. We must care for each other.

The challenges our state faces must be met with the best solutions and ideas we can muster - and good ideas and good people reside on both sides of the aisle.

Every one of us in Congress has a responsibility to keep working together and stay focused on what matters.

We must have courage to set partisanship aside and embrace the best ideas and solutions no matter which side of the aisle they come from.

We are one America. If we work together across party lines, there's no problem we can't solve and the 21st century will be America's greatest century.

What Lincoln did is he gathered people around him the way that I believe President Obama is doing by calling Republicans, talking to them, trying to work with them. And when that happens, big things get solved.