Ed Markey Quotes

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

I maintain hope that this country can be what it's supposed to be.

It is saying these things that keeps us from falling apart. And maybe by imagining these futures we can make them real, and maybe not, but either way we must imagine them. The light rushes out and floods in.

To be a member of the Labor Party is to be an optimist - optimistic about the future of Australia, optimistic about the ability of government to make a difference.

Many people remember that spirit that President Kennedy summoned forth. Many people look to me as somebody who embodies that sense of possibility.

As an American people, what is greatest about our history are the many times we have led this world away from hate, towards hope.

When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building.

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.

What I'm asking for is hard. It's easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn't possible, and politics is hopeless, and to believe that our voices and actions don't matter. But if we give up now, then we forsake a better future.

For all my years in public life, I have believed that America must sail toward the shores of liberty and justice for all. There is no end to that journey, only the next great voyage. We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make.

I leave Iraq gladdened by what has been accomplished and confident your future is full of hope.

I don't vote. I voted Labour once, in that moment of euphoria. I know that if people only made a voice for change, then change will happen, but I'm not that person. I'm painting pictures.

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.

We are not doing celebrity, personality, abusive politics - we are doing ideas. This is about hope.

Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me.

I have a lot of hope for the Constituent Assembly.

So moderates of the world unite! We have nothing to lose but our pessimism. Either we make the future bury the past, or the bad guys will ensure that the past buries the future.

The first step toward liberation is to use the power in hand ... and the power in hand is the vote.

Behold! in Liberty’s unclouded blaze We lift our heads, a race of other days.

You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves and for our country.

We all need to stand together and be a part of creating the future we hope to see.

In difficult times, it's important to speak up. We cannot change the past, but we can impact the future.

We have the opportunity and the responsibility to lead our country to a better and brighter future, and I cannot wait to roll up my sleeves and get back to work.

We can no longer dwell on the divisive politics of the past but must focus on Georgia's bright and promising future.

It is time to take a stand for the future. Not in just words but actions. It is time to step up and demand the Vision. For by its realization, we all will win, and I mean us all.