Susan Collins Quotes

True bipartisanship isn’t talking about it. It’s delivering it.

If ever there was a time for true bipartisanship, it is today.

Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.

I'm a strong believer in bipartisanship.

We simply must look beyond partisan goals and find common ground as Americans. It is imperative that the Members of Congress recognize that partisanship will not serve the American people.

As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for one night, we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good.

In a politically diverse nation, only by finding that common ground can we achieve results for the common good.

Necessity is the mother of bipartisanship.

Bipartisanship means you work together to work it out.

We have to transcend our differences to transform our future.

I hope you'll find that my campaign was a reflection of how I plan to govern - bringing people together, building coalitions, and finding common ground.

We owe it to the American people to set aside the areas where our ideology may prevent progress and find common ground where there are plenty of opportunities to produce good results.

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.

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

My view is, Democrat, Republican, it doesn't matter, my view is I'm in Washington to try to work with people.

There is too much at stake for us to surrender to the politics of polarization.

The one thing I'm convinced George W. Bush is good at is bipartisanship. It's clearly something he enjoys personally.

The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms.

In a divided government, you can't just say, 'It's my way or the highway.'

I hear from everybody, and they say 'Joe, nowhere but in Washington do they think not working together makes sense.' We're not hired to fight.

Conservatives and liberals can find common ground.

I haven't given up on working... across the aisle on issues and maybe it'll take an election or two for that to fully ferment, maybe it you know sometimes it takes awhile for people to realize what the best path is.

I think if you're going to get anything done in the Senate, you have to be on the same sheet of music. If you don't get people on the same sheet of music it comes out pretty horrible.

I think people forget that bipartisanship is really the burden of the victor, not the loser.