Thinking Quotes

What do you think a stimulus is? It’s spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.

I don't think the Democrats should think in narrow tactical terms about mid-term elections.

I've consistently said, we need to support charter schools. I think it is important to experiment, by looking at how we can reward excellence in the classroom.

I think a lot of teachers want to talk about how to continually improve performance.

I think that the Democratic Party is a big tent, which means that there are positions I may not agree with.

There's something about these steps [in Oval Office] and thinking about everybody who's walked here and all the business that's been done here.

I do think that all politicians today have to be more attentive to people wanting to be heard, wanting to have more control over their lives.

I think that leadership more than anything is about setting a course and describing a vision for people.

It's useful for activists just to be out there to keep you mindful and not get complacent, even if ultimately you think some of their criticism is misguided.

I think that America has to stand with democracy.

We don't make determinations about who we love. And that's why I think that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is wrong.

In that kind of environment, where there's so much skepticism about information that's coming in, we're gonna have to spend a lot more time thinking about how do we protect our democratic process.

I think that what is true is that the Russians intended to meddle, and they meddled. And it could be another country in the future.

I've enjoyed the conversations that we've had. [Donald Trump] is somebody who I think is not lacking in confidence.

What we have done, I think, is build a model from a lot of hard lessons in Afghanistan and Iraq but in other places around the world, where we are working with them in an advisory capacity.

I think we did a really good job in saving this economy and putting us back on the track of growth.

I think it's true that we shouldn't apply a strict litmus test and the most important thing in any judge is their capacity to provide fairness and justice to the American people.

Many of us were kind of irritated with Obama for larding it with tax cut, which we didn't think was going to be stimulative.

I'm suspicious of too much certainty in the pursuit of understanding just because I think people are limited in their understanding.

I think I have an ongoing conversation with God. I think throughout the day, I'm constantly asking myself questions about what I'm doing, why am I doing it.

I think that most Americans don't resent people for getting rich. They want to get rich themselves.

I don't think we should ever accept the idea that someone can come along and take away our safety and our freedom.

I think at a certain age I became conscious of the power of words. And it was fairly late. I was kind of a goofball - but I was always subconsciously thinking about issues.

I think we all know that world owes an enormous debt to Greece and the Greek people.

I think it's a healthy thing for the Democratic Party to go through some reflection.

Donald Trump is somebody who I think likes to mix it up and to have a vigorous debate.

Even on health care what you've seen is a lot of stories surfacing lately about people who said, "Well, I voted for [Donald] Trump but I don't think he's really gonna take away my health care."

I think that dealing with guns is one way to handle the violent-crime issues that we have in this country.

I was able to do that [showing up of Democratic benefits] when I was the candidate. But I've not seen or presided over that kind of systematic outreach that I think needs to happen.

I think that there's gonna be a lot of work to do in order to consolidate the transformations that I was interested in.

Sustaining the energy and focus involved in doing a good job I think starts to gets tougher the longer you do it.

I think we should all hope for a Russia that is successful, where its people are employed and the economy is growing and they are having good relationships with their neighbors.

I think the American people recognize that the world has shrunk. That it's interconnected. That you're not going to put that genie back in the bottle.

I don't think Donald Trump is ideological.

If you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up your only ally is leadership, then we've got a different definition of leadership.

We understand the concerns that people have with not only protecting our values, but our privacy interests as well. We think that the USA Freedom Act was a good resolution of that.

I think Barack Obama 'll talk about the actions that we've taken, not just since 9/11, but since Paris, to help keep the American people and American interests safe.

I think it's fair to say that my temperament is steady - and on the buoyant side.

There is a big part of me that has a writer's sensibility. And so that's how I think. That's how I pursue truth. That's how I hope to communicate truth to people.

I think I have a pretty good take on popular culture that maybe makes up for the fact that I'm not a sound-bite politician for the nightly news.

Every president who has tried to bring about big changes I think elicits the most passionate responses.

The only reason I send a single young man or woman in uniform anywhere in the world is because I think it's necessary to keep us safe.

We're not going to put the cart before the horse and just think by sending more troops, we're automatically going to make Americans safe.

I think the average American, if they go to the workplace, somebody's next to 'em, they're not poking around trying to figure out what their religious beliefs are.

I think I was able to talk to people about values in ways that people - in ways that resonated with folks.

I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he wants to do it.

I think the American people can change Washington. But I think that it is not going to change, because somebody from on high directs that change.

What we may think is funny or cute may end up being powerfully hurtful.

I think we've done a pretty good job staying in touch with the American people. But at a certain point you can't help but lose some feel for what's on the ground because you're not on the ground.

I think I will still feel that same appreciation for what [Winston] Churchill and others have said is the worst form of government except all the alternatives.