Antonio Guterres Quotes

It is time for us to turn a corner and come together, put our differences behind us and focus on the future.

It's time to put our differences aside and find ways to work together to move Wisconsin forward.

If we are going to do big things in our country, we're going to have to think about better ways working across our differences.

The more reasons for people to be willing to put their differences aside, the better.

While significant differences between our governments continue, the progress of the last two years reminds the world of what is possible when we are defined not by the past but by the future we can build together.

The truth is that searching for our commonality instead of our differences could transform our dysfunctional politics.

Even if we don't agree, we should agree to work together.

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

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.

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

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

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

We aren't going to agree on everything and there will be other areas where we will be working together.

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

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

Through art, through people working together and building relationships and trust, people can overcome the problems of politics.

Republicans - well, we're all part of the same family. We need to have some good disagreements with each other; we need to debate, but in the end, it's all about uniting, not dividing.

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.

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

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.

I will do my part every day to work with my colleagues in a bipartisan fashion to unite us, and not divide us.

I'm a strong believer in bipartisanship.

We did something this year that was not based on animosity.

When it all boils down, it's about embracing each others' stories and maybe even finding that synergy to collaborate for the common good.

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