Candidate Quotes · Page 5

The candidate who promises the most has the best chance of winning.

— H. W. Brands

The candidate was required to prepare himself by confession, fasting, and passing the night in prayer.

— Horatio Alger

I was the perfect candidate. America had their chance with the perfect candidate.

— Michele Bachmann

I'm running because I think I'm the best candidate to take Jeff Sessions' place.

— Luther Strange

If you see a candidate that Washington embraces, run and hide.

— Ted Cruz

Any candidate should put forward a vision and plans that really show how we can move with urgency.

— Michelle Wu

I don't have a problem with a woman being president; I just want the best candidate.

— Michael Bloomberg

On the campaign trail, candidate Trump occasionally raised the idea of creating 'safe zones' for Syrian civilians.

— Peter Bergen

You should not be misled about the so-called single opposition candidate. There are so many of them now that you will lack…

— Alexander Lukashenko

I'm fighting for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and I think if I win this campaign that people will…

— Doug Hoffman

When I vote for a candidate I always try to learn as much as I can about them, but I guess I…

— Jack Johnson

I was a candidate in 1991. There was virtually a wave for Ram Mandir. In 1989 also, there was a wave - anti-Congress wave.

— Harish Rawat

What sort of job can you hold in America in which it is safe to hold the personal conviction that same-sex marriage…

— Ben Shapiro

When a candidate walks away from a reality show, that's when you know they're serious about being president of the United States.

— Jay Leno

It's hard to do, but a disciplined candidate who really has thoughtful solutions and a plan to execute on them, I think,…

— Gretchen Whitmer

Any normal candidate who mocked the disabled or made crude reference to a woman's menstrual cycle or dabbled in 9/11 conspiracy theories…

— Pamela Meyer

I was completely unqualified to get into Harvard. But then I went to my interview for Harvard, and the woman asked, 'Why…

— Mike Birbiglia

I'm not sure I want to sound like a candidate. I just want to sound like an American who's trying to make…

— John Kasich

Al is, and always has been, the person who has been the candidate - the elected official. And he is the one…

— Tipper Gore

There are some in the establishment who dislike a candidate who thinks for himself and isn't easily controlled by the Washington establishment.…

— Kris Kobach

There's no question that a public official of either party can take it too far, and it's up to the candidate to…

— Bob Casey, Jr

“Typically, in politics, more than one horse is owned and managed by the same team in an election. There's always and extra…

— Suzy Kassem

What people will judge any potential candidate on are their policies, what they stand for, what they will advocate, what they might…

— Humza Yousaf

You've got to be happy if they get your facts right. Since January I don't think I've recognized a damned thing that…

— John Lindsay

In most presidential elections, the taller candidate wins.

— Susan Estrich

Party leaders aren't responsible for every candidate's gaffe.

— William M. Daley

Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.

— Peter Jennings

I believe, and that is that I am the strongest candidate to take it to the Republicans and win in November [2016].

— Hillary Clinton

I'm not sure a candidate ever feels his message is getting out.

— Scott McCallum

I'm going to support the candidate that the voters chose. The voters get to choose who's best to represent them.

— Ronna McDaniel

Ah, political physics. Someone wins an election and, poof, they are a candidate for vice president. Ridiculous.

— Mark McKinnon

I've said time and again, I'm a pro-life candidate, I'll be a pro-life president.

— Mitt Romney

I am an independent reform candidate. I do not represent the past.

— Lori Lightfoot

I'm honored to receive the support of former Republican candidate for governor, William Woods.

— Andy Beshear

There's nothing like volunteers who believe in a candidate and a cause.

— Steve Stockman

It's hard to translate excitement for one candidate to another.

— Lara Trump

We'd all like t'vote for th' best man, but he's never a candidate

— Kin Hubbard

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many people in the country who don't like…

— William Howard Taft

I don't think I would get married again; I don't know if I'm a very good candidate because of all the touring…

— Sarah Brightman

The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.

— Kin Hubbard