Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble. Chuck Schumer More Quotes by Chuck Schumer More Quotes From Chuck Schumer To those like Mitt Romney who want to take us backwards, let's send a strong message in November: as we say in Brooklyn, 'Fuhgeddaboutit.' Chuck Schumer saynovemberstrongwant Democrats don't relate to middle-class people. Chuck Schumer democratsrelatepeople When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done. Chuck Schumer answercontinuedonesuccess In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain mistakes. The mistakes that have been made on homeland security, on protecting our Nation from another terrorist attack, are mistakes of omission. We are simply not doing enough. Chuck Schumer mistakesnationbraveworld Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all. Chuck Schumer greatestperhapsinactionmistake We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances, which have been at the core of this Republic, are about to be evaporated by the nuclear option. The checks and balances that say if you get 51% of the vote, you don't get your way 100% of the time. It is amazing, it's almost a temper tantrum. Chuck Schumer amazingyouvotetime America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus. Chuck Schumer placewheretogetheramerica In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die. Chuck Schumer standdieeconomytoday When someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private. Chuck Schumer phonesomeonejustcell-phone The bottom line is there are lots of problems that were not created by government. The biggest one is loss of middle class incomes, loss of good-paying jobs which was created by technology and globalization. Above all, when you can move a job to China or India, it reduces wages. Chuck Schumer jobyoutechnologygovernment Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do. Chuck Schumer giving-upfreedomseriousgiving Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it, unless we plug every hole. Chuck Schumer willpoliticalmoneyway I want to attract the best people into teaching. Chuck Schumer attractbestwantpeople You have to walk in the other guy's moccasins. You have to think what they think. If you want to bring somebody onto your side, you have to figure out what motivates them. What do they need? Chuck Schumer yourwalkthinkyou What the public hates the most is when they think the politicians aren't listening to them. They understand that we can't solve all their problems with a snap of our fingers, but they sure want us to try because we are public servants. Chuck Schumer problemsunderstandthinklistening If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now. Chuck Schumer powertruthhopetime If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say? Chuck Schumer soldiersotherssaywho Economic conservatives like immigration reform, and in fact, many of them supported the bill that John McCain and I put together in the Senate. Chuck Schumer likeeconomicimmigrationtogether To do health care was a noble, good thing, and it will help America dramatically. I don't begrudge Barack Obama choosing it, even though if I were president, I might not have. Chuck Schumer willgoodcarehealth I think it's a little insulting, a bit insulting to American workers when Rand Paul says that unemployment insurance is a disservice. Chuck Schumer insuranceamericanthinkunemployment
