Famous Quotes & Sayings

This is the time when good candidates decide whether they are going to run. And the atmospherics are not good for the party right now.

This is the time when good candidates decide whether they are going to run, ... And the atmospherics are not good for the party right now.

John Edward

They're interested in a candidate who they know could win some Southern states, which we have to do to win the general election. I'm the only candidate in the race, certainly now, who has any kind of record of being able to win a general election in a Southern state.

An ideal candidate would be able to satisfy different racial factions.

A self-funded candidate may make a splash early on with slick TV ads. But people want to peel back the surface and see if this is a candidate we can trust to do what's right.

As a Panhellenic whole, we do not support one candidate or the other, ... Part of exercising the right to vote is exercising the right to choose. We always hope for a good turnout at the elections, and we expect to see a large number of women participate this year.

They got pounded, ... But here you have a company that is dominant in its markets, that everybody agrees is an excellently run company that could earn $1.75 (per share) next year, so it's selling at about 11-times earnings. And it's an acquisition candidate down the road. So you see the theme here is growing earnings, low valuation.

They don't want someone in office who truly signifies change, ... They want to hand-pick the candidates so they end up with someone who won't threaten the status quo here.

The Yes vote sends a clear signal to candidate countries that we take their joining the European Union very seriously.

Jesse Ventura

If he decides to the negative -- that he doesn't want to be a candidate -- then that makes me look kind of stupid, and I don't like looking stupid.

If he carries out the election as the only candidate in conditions that have been widely questioned, I think from a political viewpoint, from a viewpoint of international relations, it would be suicide for Fujimori,

If he put his hand on your shoulder, you were the anointed candidate for raising money. Having Karl Rove for you was like having Tommy Franks for you if you were a private in the U.S. Army.

Scott Walker

I can win, and I'm the only candidate who can do it.

I don't tend to think that they're that significant on the local level. I think people want to see more of the candidates in person.

I don't think he lost any support whatsoever by switching. It makes him more of a viable candidate to win it all.

I am not campaigning for any candidate but I will be voting.

Employers have all the cards, ... Not only are they sharpening their salary pencils, but the screening of candidates is probably the toughest it's ever been.

Election years make the Lincoln-Reagan Day Gala even more important. There are normally more candidates during an election year ? the time people really want to speak to and meet the candidates.

(Early voting) is always a time which the best-organized candidates have a little more of an advantage. The better-organized candidates can get their people to the polls early.

Each candidate is being given a tour of the community. It will probably take until the middle of February to complete the (interview) process.

Essentially the same men who would be candidates for a prostate surgery are also candidates for radiation therapy.

Edmund White

Europeans forget that one-third of the American people have had a personal conversation with Jesus Christ and that the born-again are not just little old ladies in black but also CEOs and provosts of universities and candidates for office.

flattered that a number of people have approached him or mentioned to him that he would be a great candidate one day, down the line.

First there is the fact that the first round of elections (on February 7) is finished, and with the election of Mr. Rene Preval I think there is a certain relief in the population happy to see its candidate chosen.

(Ferguson) is clearly one of the strongest candidates we got to look at.

Marco Rubio

Bernie Sanders is a socialist. I think Bernie Sanders is good candidate for president of Sweden. We don't want to be Sweden. We want to be the United States of America.

Everything reflects the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the demographics of the city. That impacted how many white candidates perceive their political fortunes.

Terry Hall

Every single candidate for Texas governor is talking about this issue. This is a major issue in many political campaigns, because this is a major issue for the citizens of Texas. Even Kinky (Friedman) is talking about it.

Every named candidate is making a play for the right, and some seem to be doing a decent job of it. A year ago you would've said 'No way McCain would be courting conservatives.' You never would have said a Massachusetts governor would be courting conservatives.

Every candidate who gets in is fine with us, let people choose.

Every candidate to this point in our process has stated, on the record before God and all of our party's vice chairs and chairs, that they will not cause a primary if not selected as one of our candidates, ... Spin aside, each made a commitment. If they tell you different, it speaks volumes about their character.

There have been occasions such as the 1988 debate involving Dan Quayle when questions were raised about whether the candidate was capable. The vice presidential debates don't matter until people mess up.

Bill Bradley

Washington can send a message to the rest of the country Tuesday that the nation wants a reform candidate who is going to clean up the mess in Washington (D.C.) and move us forward