John Delaney Quotes

It is the utmost necessity that this congress be a congress of unity.

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

Our country must be strong enough to solve problems, and that means we must learn how to work together again.

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.

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.

I believe that Canadians have the common sense to see that a better future cannot be built on fragmentation.

It's not about division. It's not about politics. My concern is how do we come together?

Unity is Obama's theme.

Think about just how much we'd get accomplished if we collectively viewed the people with whom we came into contact as just an American and not an American with a prefix.

I like the idea of everybody knowing each other; you know why you're doing things.

Where people are trying to split Americans from each other I want there desperately to be bipartisanship.

In a time where there are divides between cultures and races, I would love to use my position to show that we are all the same inside and working together is the key to moving forward.

When we work together and stay focused on getting things dones, we can find common ground and make a real difference in people's lives.

I want to be a partner with business, labor, civic leaders, foundations, other churches so that we can work together... If I can talk to all of these people and have something in common, maybe I can get them to see that they also have something in common with each other when we come together.

I think our time should be spent on talking about those things that unite us as Americans and deliver for the American public. And I think that is something that is a better use of everyone's time, and this is going to further the cause of the American people a lot more than focusing on divisions.

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.

Yes, we have got to quit worrying about fighting each other and trying to figure out a way to work together.

President Obama celebrates diversity, yet instinctively seeks common ground and builds on that common ground to make progress.

For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration.

When you have unity, I think it squares the reach or power of the work.

In our personal ambitions we are individualists. But in our seeking for economic and political progress as a nation, we all go up or else all go down as one people.

Our nation must come together to unite.

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.

When I say, 'We're a team,' the reason why I point that out is because at 'All My Children,' that's the mindset. They're a team. And I've said this to other people: They're like a united front.

Necessity is the mother of bipartisanship.