John Breaux Quotes

I think that we need to get along together if we want to survive in the twenty-first century.

There will be times when we do not agree on every decision or subject, but we should always believe in one another, support one another, and move forward through life together - connected.

We must all learn a good lesson - how to live together.

Let us not be blind to our differences, but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved.

Play well with others.

All sides must learn to respect one another.

Don't organize in the spirit of antagonism; that should be beneath your consideration.

Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking.

The relationship between a client must be 'we.'

Can we all get along?

A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.

If you can sing together, you can live together.

I play well with everybody.

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

We shall seek debate without division or rancour.

Things in general will be conducted as of old. All parties that were run out have returned and no further effort will be made to drive them away….. A new dance house was opened Saturday night where all the warriors met and settled their past differences and everything was made lovely and serene. All opposing factions, both saloon men and gamblers met and agreed to stand by each other for the good of their trade. Not an unlooked for result.

Bipartisanship means you work together to work it out.

Our country must be strong enough to solve problems, and that means we must learn how to work together again.

You don't promote the cause of peace by talking only to people with whom you agree.

I hope to see no in-fighting and lots of cooperation. We can either all be part of the problem, or part of the solution, but I think we will all work together well on the same team.

We must reject the easy impulses of bitterness and rancor and embrace the difficult work, but the important work, the vital work of finding a path forward together.

What I've learned - after working for, I guess, some time now - is when you're approaching a relationship like that, like, any working relationship, it's good to be open. To know that someone might have a different way of doing things and listen to them. And hopefully, you come to a common understanding.

Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together.

We develop sentiments that we are only going to work with people like us. But you don't build up a nation by working with people like you. You overcome a history of conflict by reaching out to people very much unlike you.

Disagreements will always occur between us, but we all approach them wanting the best for each and every one of us, for the whole people.