Addressing Concerns Quotes

The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved.

If answers to our national problems were [readily] available we would not have to spend all our time talking about them.

There is no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution

I've been saying it at all our Senate Democratic retreats we need to speak to the heart, not in a manipulative way, not in a way that brings forth everybody's fears and resentments, but truly to speak to the heart so that people know that we're actually on their side.

I've been pushing for the longest time that you get the votes easier and with more enthusiasm when people feel like you're addressing their concerns.

Best way to clear the air is to have it all out in the open.

Listen, I think that people want a president who is going to be interested in the things that keep them up at night, the things that are weighing on them, the things that are debilitating and can be addressed.

We need to understand where our issues and challenges are and confront them head on. Because you can fix anything if you know there's a problem.

The question "What shall we do about it?" is only asked by those who do not understand the problem. If a problem can be solved at all, to understand it and to know what to do about it are the same thing. On the other hand, doing something about a problem which you do not understand is like trying to clear away darkness by thrusting it aside with your hands. When light is brought, the darkness vanishes at once.

Forget about finding your passion. Instead, focus on finding big problems.

That's what's going to matter at the end of the day. Did we improve people's lives? Did we solve the problems that the American people need solved? Are we addressing the concerns of people who are tired of being tired?

Treat objections as requests for further information.

We should focus on the things that are bad that we can immediately control, because people are always going to be people.

It's the job, I think, of leaders to try to address peoples' real legitimate concerns and channel them in the most constructive ways possible.