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- Nov 07, 2020
Common Ground Quotes
On finding what unites us.
One line reflects on visiting different places and noticing that, in the end, people everywhere share a basic wish to feel secure. See our Find quotes for more on shared human experience.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Ground
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Analytical Engine does not occupy common ground with mere 'calculating machines.' It holds a position wholly its own, and the considerations it suggests are more interesting in their nature.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's interesting to go places and see that, at the end of the day, people just want to feel safe, and what that looks like to them varies... but that was encouraging to see that there is more common ground than perhaps I realized.
- Ground
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- Nov 07, 2020
President Obama celebrates diversity, yet instinctively seeks common ground and builds on that common ground to make progress.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
Finding common ground means reaching out with respect and aloha - despite the issues that divide us, despite the hurt, despite the fear - and recognize what unites us as human beings.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we want to preserve the foundation of our democracy, it's vital that we find common ground that allows us to work for the greater good of this nation. This does not mean giving up our values. This does not mean swallowing a bitter compromise.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be able to influence someone or to be able to have a group of guys come together to have a successful team and to be together all the time every day for, you know, a year and longer together, you have to have a - find a common ground. And that common ground for us is football.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
We owe it to the American people to set aside the areas where our ideology may prevent progress and find common ground where there are plenty of opportunities to produce good results.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
Apl, my bandmate, is from the Philippines. He came to America in 1989, and the first person he met was Will.i.am. And then, I met them when we were 17. Our common ground was music.
- Laugh
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- Nov 07, 2020
Laughter is such a healing thing, and through laughter, we find commonalities with each other. There's a lot of separation in the world, and by creating more things to laugh at, we can create a common ground for open discussion.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that people with differing points of view find common ground in 'Modern Family' is very flattering, and I'm appreciative of that.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think in most relationships that have problems, there's fault on both sides. And in order for it to work, there has to be some common ground that's shared. And it's not just one person making amends.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm an off-the-charts introvert. To me, being around groups of strangers is exhausting. I've had to sort of train myself to think about two tactics: finding common ground and invoking humor.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
If men are in a state in which they find it hard to be weaned from their own ways and choose rather to serve the pleasures of the flesh than to serve the Lord, and refuse to accept the Gospel life, there is no common ground between me and them.
- Hard Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like Mitt Romney as a person. I think he's a dignified person. But I have no common ground on economics. He doesn't worry about the Federal Reserve. He doesn't worry about foreign policy. He doesn't talk about civil liberties, so I would have a hard time to expect him to ever invite me to campaign with him.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a tendency in politics to attribute bad motivation much too quickly, and the sooner you attribute bad motivation to someone you disagree with, the harder it is to find some common ground to make some progress that would give people confidence that you got it more right than wrong.
- Find
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- Nov 07, 2020