"We want everybody to act like adults,..." - Quote by Barack Obama
We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway.
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“We have not confronted forcefully enough the intolerance, sectarianism, and hopelessness that feeds violent extremism in too many parts of the globe.”
“Hope - Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope!”
“Keeping our military strong means keepin' our families strong.”
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“All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong.”
“The fact which the politician faces is merely that there is less honor among thieves than was supposed, and not the fact that theyare thieves.”
“It's very important that the determination of the US Congress to do what is is needed be made evident this week and by the actions of most of the members. I mean, you're not going to get total assent.”
More on Compromise
“The trail of the serpent reaches into all the lucrative professions and practices of man. Each has its own wrongs. Each finds a tender and very intelligent conscience a disqualification for success. Each requires of the practitioner a certain shutting of the eyes, a certain dapperness and compliance, an acceptance of customs, a sequestration from the sentiments of generosity and love, a compromise of private opinion and lofty integrity.”
“Precious few are those who can live in the lap of luxury ... who can keep their moral, spiritual and financial equilibrium ... while balancing on the elevated tightrope of success. ... there is about one in a hundred who can dance to the tune of success without paying the piper named Compromise.”
“Peace depends upon compromise among peoples who must live together long after our speeches are over, long after our votes have been tallied.”