Paul Wellstone Quotes

Now is the time to move this country forward.

We must improve our lives and we will do it together - all of our citizens and myself as president of Ukraine.

I'm willing to work with anyone to move this country forward.

In my heart I know you didn't come here just for me, you came here because you believe in what this country can be. In the face of war, you believe there can be peace. In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope. In the face of a politics that's shut you out, that's told you to settle, that's divided us for too long, you believe we can be one people, reaching for what's possible, building that more perfect union.

I will keep America moving forward, always forward, for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand Points of Light. This is my mission, and I will complete it.

Together with President Obama, we are moving America forward, not back.

People respond in accordance to how you relate to them. If you approach them on the basis of violence, that's how they'll react. But if you say, 'We want peace, we want stability,' we can then do a lot of things that will contribute towards the progress of our society.

I definitely feel we're moving forward. There's a lot more understanding... there's less fear and we're working on there being less hatred.

Let us all work for the nation that is yet to be but which yet must be.

The first requisite for the progress of a nation is the brotherhood and unity amongst sections of the society.

We are the force for progress, prosperity, and peace.

I just hope we can find peace and justice and get back to getting better in this world.

Greatness will come by looking forward - untethered from the politics of the past and anchored by our shared values - and by changing our nation's future.

We've been in the mountain of war. We've been in the mountain of violence. We've been in the mountain of hatred long enough. It is necessary to move on now, but only by moving out of this mountain can we move to the promised land of justice and brotherhood and the Kingdom of God. It all boils down to the fact that we must never allow ourselves to become satisfied with unattained goals. We must always maintain a kind of divine discontent.

I refuse to accept the view . . . that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.

The call now is for each of us to ask ourselves: are we doing all we can to help build the country of our dreams?

No one can travel so far that he does not make some progess each day. So let us never give up. Then we shall move forward daily in the Lord's way. And let us never despair because of our limited success. Even though it is so much less than we would like, our labour is not wasted when today is better than yesterday!

It's only when they join together in a forward movement that this country moves ahead.

My country's history, Mr. President, tells us that it is possible to fashion unity while cherishing diversity, that common action is possible despite the variety of races, interests, and beliefs we see here in this chamber. Progress and peace and justice are attainable. So we say to all peoples and governments: Let us fashion together a new world order.

Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge to make America what it ought to be. We have an opportunity to make America a better nation.

The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress, without which human society would stand still or retrogress.

We can't make America great again without love, without hope, without justice, without peace and without an acknowledgement that the fear that was stoked not only by President-Elect Trump's campaign, but also a lot of fear was stoked by Democrats as well, but there are people who are really fearful.

We've made progress in our country, and it's been the Constitution that permitted that to happen.

We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.

I went to sleep with the hope that made America famous. I had the kind of a dream that maybe they're still trying to teach in school. Of the America that made America famous...and Of the people who just might understand That how together yes we can Create a country better than The one we have made of this land, We have a choice to make each man who dares to dream, reaching out his hand A prophet or just a crazy God damn Dreamer of a fool