Legislation, I've said a thousand times, is the art of compromise. And I have found in the short time I've worked with Paul Ryan that he understands that, he (Ryan) reminds me a lot of Trent Lott. Harry Reid More Quotes by Harry Reid More Quotes From Harry Reid It's been obvious that [Republicans]'re doing everything they can to make [Obama] fail. And I hope, I hope - and I say this seriously - I hope that's based on substance and not the fact that he's African-American. Harry Reid african-americansubstancefacts We in the Senate refer to Sen. Gillibrand as the hottest member. Harry Reid senatehottestmembers Obama a ‘light-skinned’ African-American ‘with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one. Harry Reid lightracismcountry Seniors love getting junk mail. It's sometimes their only way of communicating or feeling like they're part of the real world. Harry Reid seniorrealstupid Coal makes us sick. Oil makes us sick. It’s global warming. It’s ruining our country. It’s ruining our world. Harry Reid oilour-worldcountry I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values - even if they rarely talked about them. Harry Reid dadmomstrong How are my ribs? They're so meaningless it's hard to believe. Harry Reid ribshardbelieve We must stop the Tea Party before the United States Senate falls into the hands of extremists and ideologues who leave no room for reason or compromise, who dont recognize common ground even when theyre standing on it. Harry Reid partyhandsfall Simply put, music can heal people. Harry Reid healpeople This nation has been through hard times. But those hard times have hardened our resolve. Im ready to do the difficult work ahead. But I want to do that work with Barack Obama, and not a Tea Party ideologue. We can move America forward, but we can only do it together. Harry Reid hard-timespartymoving We can move America forward with a strong middle class. We can move America forward with a strong Democratic majority in the Senate. And together we can move America forward with Barack Obama in the White House. Harry Reid together-we-canstrongmoving I hopes the candidate [Donald Trump] is given fake intelligence briefings ... because you can't trust him. Harry Reid briefingtrumpfake The cold war was the longest war in United States history. Because of the nuclear capabilities of our enemy it was the most dangerous conflict our country ever faced. Those that won this war did so in obscurity. Those that gave their lives in the cold war have never been properly honored. Harry Reid warcountryenemy People in Nevada know me from the street to the ring to the Senate chambers. I've never had to prove my manhood to anyone. Harry Reid nevadastreetspeople You know with a bully you cannot let them slap you around, because they slap you around today, they slap you five or six times tomorrow. We are not going to be bullied. Harry Reid bullysixtoday I take the threat of terrorism very seriously, and no one is more committed to hunting down terrorists and bringing them to justice, wherever they live, than I am. Harry Reid huntingterrorismjustice There is no more important task in Washington than cleaning up the culture of corruption. Yet the president - whose White House has become the cradle of Republican corruption - is not taking responsibility for the costs of that corruption. Harry Reid responsibilitywhitehouse It's time that America's government lived by the same values as America's families. It's time we invested in America's future and made sure our people have the skills to compete and thrive in a 21st century economy. That's what Democrats believe. Harry Reid governmentskillsbelieve Men, when they're out of work, tend to become abusive. Harry Reid abusivemen Enforcement alone does not work. Unless we address the gap between our immigration laws and reality, illegal immigration will not stop and the situation on the border will continue to be chaotic. Harry Reid gapslawreality
