What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the 9/11 legislation because we lacked a majority of the majority, or putting aside partisan politics to enact tough new legislation with Americas security foremost in mind? – Rahm Emanuel
Because of the presidents leadership, every American will have access to affordable, quality health care. – Rahm Emanuel
I dont want to go negative on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but he didnt pass an economic deal in the first 100 days. We have passed the largest Recovery Act in the history of the country. – Rahm Emanuel
Things happened there that I dont think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it was a journalist, the legal system or, in that case of the political system, who would say that was an example of when Washington worked best. – Rahm Emanuel
Beside every great success are the seeds of enormous failure. In every failure, theres the opportunity seeds of great success. Theyre not miles apart. So if theyre that close together, and if youre really working, youre always gonna have that likelihood that somethings not going to work. – Peter Guber