Campaigns Quotes · Page 18

Donald Trump believes now that Barack Obama was born in the United States. But that issue was raised originally by Hillary Clinton's…

— Rudy Giuliani

Make no mistake, in this campaign, I will offer the American ideals of economic freedom a clear and unapologetic defense.

— Mitt Romney

Everyone's been on the "hip-hop is dead" campaign for years, and now it's the most unsure-of-itself genre ever.

— Aesop Rock

It had never occurred to us that the Kremlin's new anti-booze campaign would apply to journalists. Now, that's a human-rights violation.

— P. J. O'Rourke

And there is, I am certain, among the Iraqi people a respect for the care and the precision that went into the…

— Donald Rumsfeld

It is my experience that most claims of national security are part of a campaign to avoid telling the truth.

— Ben Bradlee

It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars.

— Noam Chomsky

I don't want a lot of bureaucracy... I want to run state government the same way we run a campaign - efficient,…

— Charlie Crist

Indeed, when all parties campaign effectively the overall effect is to push up voting rates, as you see in tight marginal seats…

— Lucy Powell

Unfortunately, money in politics is an insidious thing - and a loophole in our campaign finance system was taken advantage of with…

— Olympia Snowe

Marco Rubio's presidential campaign has raised $40 million in the last week. When he heard that, Rubio said, 'Hey, any chance I…

— Jimmy Fallon

There can be no clearer indication of how undemocratic the way we finance campaigns is than the fact that only one-quarter of…

— Arianna Huffington

Herr Schroder has conducted two electoral campaigns, and he is doing it again now, by not telling people what is really necessary.…

— Angela Merkel

The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action - an unconventional business strategy,…

— Bill Taylor

The CIO put up half a million dollars for Roosevelt's 1936 campaign and provided him with an immense group of active labor…

— John T. Flynn

Twenty years of votes can tell you much more about a man than twenty weeks of campaign rhetoric. Campaign talk tells people…

— Zell Miller

As a general proposition, campaigns do not linger on the vice presidential nominee. When they have, it's always meant very bad news…

— Jeff Greenfield

Usually, being a volunteer organizer essentially means that I am part of a core base of individuals, that when we start a…

— Eugene Puryear

I believe God has instilled in us a craving, a deep desire to run with Him on a fantastic adventure, yet many…

— Bryan Davis

The other reason might be that you want to talk to voters when you've got seven primaries in seven days. Understand what's…

— Barack Obama

While the (America's) Cup is yachting's Holy Grail, it has also come to represent the ultimate test in 'the game of life.'…

— Dennis Conner

Observing and understanding the social media phenomenon is one thing-leveraging this trend for advertising purposes is quite another. While most companies recognize…

— Stephen Jin-Woo Kim

I think because I do model for brands but it's never without input, ever. With AG I front their campaign, and obviously…

— Alexa Chung

Everywhere I go on the campaign trail, I meet voters with a real thirst for a healthy discussion of the issues. Ultimately,…

— Mike Huckabee

Donald Trump started this campaign in 2014 he said if I run for president I'll absolutely release my taxes.

— Tim Kaine

The terror attacks have reshaped the campaign and may have given another boost to Donald Trump.

— Barack Obama

Democracy is stronger than terrorism, and we will not cower to the terrorists' campaign of fear.

— John Doolittle

To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: Don't be economic girlie men!

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

The war on privilege will never end. Its next grat campaign will be against the special privileges of the underprivileged.

— H. L. Mencken

Football strategy does not originate in a scrimmage: it is useless to expect solutions in a political campaign.

— Walter Lippmann

Immigration has been [Donald] Trump's signature issue throughout his entire presidential campaign, and his supporters love him for it.

— Steve Kornacki

The pressure of the [election] campaign has a wonderful way of revealing your strengths and weaknesses.

— William J. Clinton

Increasingly, campaigns have become narcotics that blur our awareness of problems long enough to elect the lawmakers who must deal with them.

— Kathleen Hall Jamieson

The important things that in a campaign we talk about, let us not forget that once the election is over.

— Mike Rounds

Putting it as strongly as I can, the failure to give free airtime for our political campaigns endangers our democracy.

— Walter Cronkite

I think it's less risky for the Kerry campaign to embrace former President Clinton than it is to reject him.

— Stuart Rothenberg

The slogan of the American Civil Rights Movement was "We shall overcome!" Donald Trump's new campaign slogan is "We shall overcomb!"

— Michael R. Burch

Public disclosure of campaign contributions and spending should be expedited so voters can judge for themselves what is appropriate.

— Mitch McConnell

Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.

— Thomas More

It's much more fun to run a political campaign than it is to be the candidate.

— Hunter S. Thompson