Mitch McConnell Quotes

Nearly all legislation is the result of compromise.

The Congress is the place where ordinary mortals go about the business of compromise—of compromise that gets us through the day.

Legislation is the art of compromise.

Compromise is the oil that makes government go.

You can't have your own way in Congress.

You can't write laws in America if you don't compromise.

Consensus is the essence of the legislative process.

I sure tried to help deliver compromise, consensus, bipartisanship.

But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.

When you are President you have to get something done, and that often means compromise.

All legislation of any consequence is a compromise. You have to recognize that.

All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual concession.

Compromise created the Constitution.

Politicians are elected to reach compromise. We compromise all the time in our daily lives. Is there something dirty about that?

The government was built on compromising. And it's frustrating as hell.

I have seen throughout my professional career that the robust exchange of ideas and bipartisan compromises can bring about the best policy results.

We have to find compromises. That's the way it is in Norway.

In a divided government, you can't just say, 'It's my way or the highway.'

Politics is compromise.

Politics is about a lot more than winning and losing. I think politics at its best is about compromise, shades of grey and about issues.

Americans tend to go for it all. In international politics you can’t have it all. You have to compromise.

The dominant color of politics is gray; difficult choices and compromise are required at almost every step of the journey toward a major new program.

Bipartisanship is “the oil of national government.”

The only way to deal with gridlock is compromise. And if we compromise, it means we’ll have a confused policy.

The way you get anything done in the Congress is through coalitions.