Emanuel Cleaver Quotes & Sayings

“There is more power in unity than division.”

“Hope fills the holes of my frustration in my heart.”

“Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for work.”

“God did not burden the United States with a diversity of backgrounds, ideas and religions, He blessed America with them.”

“Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken.”

“Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation.”

“Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!”

“I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elephants over in a pond and baboons running.”

“One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time. They have to make a choice. Either they are going to be a stinger or a honey-maker, and I contend that honey is a symbol of legislation and, the nuclear language used by members is the stinger, and you can't do both.”

“We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.”