Positive Politics Quotes

Those at the top would do better with a smaller share of a booming economy that elicits a positive politics than they will do with an ever-larger share of an anemic economy that fuels the politics of anger.

The best kind of politics is when you help people become their own best selves.

I want to offer particular congratulations to Andrea Leadsom on her stunning achievement. She is now well placed to win and replace the absurd gloom in some quarters with a positive, confident and optimistic approach, not just to Europe, but to government all round.

We just can’t be the party of NO. We have to be the party of solutions.

I have one great political idea... That idea is an old one. It is widely and generally assented to; nevertheless, it is very generally trampled upon and disregarded. The best expression of it, I have found in the Bible. It is in substance, "Righteousness exalteth a nation - sin is a reproach to any people." This constitutes my politics, the negative and positive of my politics, and the whole of my politics... I feel it my duty to do all in my power to infuse this idea into the public mind, that it may speedily be recognized and practiced upon by our people.

Senator Tester is wise enough to make sure his voice is heard in a positive manner to get things done.

I like Hilary Clinton. I think she's - she's a fantastic leader.

If you're trying to talk about public issues and politics and showcase it in a positive, different way, I think people like the idea.

House Speaker Paul Ryan has actually started using a phrase lately - 'Raise our gaze.' He's exactly right, too. That's what I'd like to see in a presidential candidate. I don't like the bricks being thrown back and forth. That's not inspiring to me and to most of our electorate, I think.

We tend to think of politics as bad, full of dirty tricks, negative ads, big campaigns, but I am here to explore the original meaning of politics, which is positive and has to do with balancing competing interests and looking for solutions.

Here we are the way politics ought to be in America, the politics of happiness, the politics of purpose, and the politics of joy.

We've come to be consumed by a 24-hour, slash-and-burn, negative ad, bickering, small-minded politics that doesn't move us forward.

I am not one of those people who has contempt for Hillary Clinton. I think she's served our nation. I think there are things that she's done that are very good.

I know Gov. Palin is a classy lady and has her head on straight.

I think bad politics are incredibly dangerous, so it's important to make sure that people are communicating well. Culture and morale are super important. It's best to not force it, but let it happen organically and genuinely.

I honestly don't even really want to think about it; I'd rather focus on how wonderful she is. Hillary Clinton is such a formidable candidate. I think we're lucky to have someone as smart and capable and strong as she is wanting to be our president.

We just fundamentally forgot that people want to vote for something positive. They want to be shown what the good life for them personally looks like.

I have a tendency to campaign positively and campaign on issues, not try to tear someone else down.

I made it clear that I can run a positive campaign and do it better.

A better politics is one where we appeal to each other’s basic decency instead of our basest fears.

I want to work with Peter Robinson as first minister in a positive, constructive way and leave the elections to the electorate.

I'm going to try to give people someone to vote for instead of something to vote against.

Politics doesn't have to be a drag. It can be positive, and it can be fun, and it can be inspiring.