Famous Quotes & Sayings

Teodoro Petkoff

Elections without any opposition and with low turnout aren't good for anyone, not least the government, which should evaluate the anti-democratic impact.

Ayad Allawi

Elections will occur in Iraq on time in January,

During an election year, the Fed likes to stay out of the headlines.

Florida has been a leader in election reform since 2000.

We have done everything we can possibly do to preserve a fair election in accordance to the laws governing homeowners' associations and to protect the privacy of the members of the association.

To be a Jew, essentially and not just accidentally, is to regard the Jewish people as one's sole primal community. Election by the unique God requires total and unconditional loyalty to one people.

Everything has been going on normally, the election has not been postponed anywhere. At some places there has been a good turnout, but at some it has been bad.

Everything is ruled by the election cycle, ... You don't want to be looking for an administrator at the same time you're trying to focus on getting reelected.

David Johnston

Even if we don't win elections, we are talking policy.

elected to make tough decisions, and this was one of them.

Elected officials who win trust, like Strom Thurmond and Fritz Hollings, get re-elected.

Silvio Berlusconi

elected by moderate voters who mandated these gentlemen to do the exact opposite of what they're now doing.

Berlusconi like Napoleon? Then the election will be his Waterloo.

Bloomberg could not have been elected with the Independence Party,

A. N. Wilson

If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president.

It would be a pity if, frustrated by the price of travel, we elected to become a society that never made contact, that never gave SETI a fair chance.

Yes, the president is softening his pre-election hard line but I think it is still not enough to revive the peace process.

Ismail Haniyeh

We were elected on a different political agenda.

Every job is a job that we're going to celebrate. But we think this has been too long in coming. The weather is getting warm and the construction season is getting ready to start in an election year, and the governor is getting ready to make up for three years of mismanagement on roads.

Jonathan Martin

Every election we get bigger. We've seen a tremendous surge, especially this year, as far as interest goes.

Tom Feeney

As soon as the Florida House and Florida Senate work out the language and schedule, I am prepared to sign a proclamation for a special session to preserve the election results,

James Baker

At some point, there must be closure. At some point, the law must prevail and the lawyers must go home, ... We have reached that point. ... I can understand the pain and frustration of losing an election so very, very narrowly, but it is time to honor the will of the people.

Preston Manning

For many years I have advocated 'redesigning Parliament' in a variety of ways - elect the Senate, do away with the 'confidence convention,' permit freer voting, strengthen the role of back benchers and committees, do away with ineffectual 'take note' debates, restructure question period, and so on.

We think that this election is not legal or legitimate.

We think Mathieu is at the point where we think he's ready for the No. 1 role, ... We've liked him in the Montreal organization and traded for him. He elected to play in Manchester (AHL) during the lockout and had a great year.

There have been problems with most Student Government elections. To this point, it's been handled internally.

was elected on a totally, totally different agenda.

Kofi Annan

We are taking a medium to longer term view rather than pulling out immediately after elections.

Frederick Chiluba

We are still firmly in control, ... legal and democratically elected government.

Jeffrey Toobin

What really matters is who wins presidential elections.

We're stuck in this narrow range until after the election.

Stephen Harper

We all know that I would have preferred an election by now. We didn't have one,

Gary Bauer

Up until now, the election really has been about how much money one guy's raised and another guy's inherited, ... Now, for the election to mean something, it ought to be about the issues. These are serious differences.