Diane Guerrero Quotes

When you're taking the country through difficult times and difficult decisions you've got to take the country with you. That means permanently trying to make the argument that what you're doing is fair and seen to be fair.

There is no doubt a president has to govern for everyone.

It's extremely important that we elect people that look like the population they serve.

We need someone who's going to govern on behalf of everyone in this country, including immigrants.

When you're a political leader, when you represent the entire state or the entire country, not just Republicans or not just Democrats or not just the poor or not just the rich, you have to really represent everybody. No matter who contributes money, when you win, you represent everyone.

Regardless of who wins, an election should be a time for optimism and fresh approaches.

Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is.

When we run for office, our job is to work for everybody. You can't work for everybody if you don't listen to everybody.

Governor Blanco is like Packman without the looks.

Effective leadership may now well require the strength to accept rejection and hostility from a substantial segment of the electorate, while making sure that the disaffected remain a functional minority, especially on election day.

The Congress must regain the will to govern.

To achieve progress in the face of adversity, we need a genuine commitment to gaining a deeper understanding of humanity. I'd like to see a world with more leaders who are familiar with the depths of the views of those they deeply disagree with, so that they can understand the nuances of everyone they're representing.

I believe in the spirit of equality and the spirit of this country as one of love and compassion and kindness.

I think we can do better with our politicians. I think I'd make a good one, because I like people.

In politics, the leaders are supposed to work and work.

If democracy is to be an articulation of mutual respect, a leader in a democracy leads by showing respect to all.

My mother knows struggle and has taught me how to lead with compassion, the compassion that should be required for every representative on every level of government.

I think if there was a sharing in the ups, a sharing in the downs, the country would not be as divided.

As president, I want to be a citizen who can communicate with all Argentines.

I want to make it very clear from day one that we are a government for everyone.

Political parties - which too often operate like closed circles - must open up.

I'll be the mayor of all the people.

I want a president who is going to unite this country, who is going to fight for everyone, not just some people.

There are a couple of ways to use the word democracy, and the way that I think is productive is to think about democracy as not a state that can actually be achieved, but as an ideal.

We want an honest and casteless politics.