Polls Quotes · Page 8

Whereas our grandparents lived as if they had swallowed gyroscopes, we think and act as if we have swallowed Gallup polls.

— Os Guinness

If you're running far behind in the polls and you decide to use comparative advertising, you have to be able to explain…

— Roger Ailes

There was a poll released yesterday that said most people would rather give up sex than give up their cell phones.

— Richard Rodriguez

Palin seems to have forgotten that her poll ratings have plummeted since the summer of 2011.

— Ron Fournier

Second, recent polls over there show that the majority of Iraqis want us to leave precipitously.

— Anonymous

I read these polls because civil-liberties organizations tell me I need to be aware of public opinion.

— Edward Snowden

Stay away from national polls. They are always an illusion. They will always trick you into stupid political behavior.

— Rick Wilson

One poll showed that Americans have a higher opinion of witches, the IRS and hemorrhoids than Congress

— Tom Coburn

It isn't polls or public opinion at the moment that counts. It is right and wrong and leadership--men with fortitude, honesty, and…

— Harry S. Truman

Ted Cruz who's been gaining on [Donald] Trump in Iowa and is polling ahead of him in the latest Monmouth poll would…

— Chris Hayes

Sorry to disappoint the liberals who tuned in tonight to gloat about Obama's lead in every poll, but I am not worried.…

— Stephen Colbert

If you've got somebody in harm's way, you want the president being -- making advice, not -- be given advice by the…

— George W. Bush

When we think about the issues that matter, obviously the news covers immigration, a lot. You might think immigration is the only…

— Soledad O'Brien

A government shutdown, it isn't the end of the world. It's a bad thing. The government stops working for a few days.…

— Ezra Klein

Most Scots might be able to identify six vegetables - but only two MSPs. There are parts of Scotland where you rarely…

— Rory Bremner

I would tell your generation, wherever you are on the totem poll - whether you're halfway there or at the bottom, don't…

— T. D. Jakes

It seems like election 2016 has been a whole lot about a person who's very high in the polls, that doesn't have…

— Mike Huckabee

Herman Cain is probably well liked by some of the Republicans because it hides the racist elements of the Republican Party. Conservative…

— Janeane Garofalo

Democracy suits Europeans today partly because it is associated with the triumph of capitalism and partly because it involves less commitment or…

— Mark Mazower

You know, there was a recent poll which said that young people in the generation of the students here felt it was…

— William J. Clinton

The Penobscot took an initial poll of people in the state to determine if there was support for opening a casino, and…

— Donna M. Loring

Advance warning of Katrina's path was wrested from mute Nature by meteorological calculations and satellite imagery. God told no one of His…

— Sam Harris

Three quarters of the American population literally believe in religious miracles. The numbers who believe in the devil, in resurrection, in God…

— Noam Chomsky

In a Bloomberg poll, 88% of respondents said that Wall Street bonuses should either be banned outright or taxed at 50%. Just…

— Felix Salmon

I view my role now as providing more of a macro-level skepticism, rather than saying this poll is good or this poll…

— Nate Silver

You know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it.

— Rand Paul

According to a new poll, nearly six out of 10 Republicans want Mitt Romney to run for president. So do 10 out of 10 Democrats.

— Conan O'Brien

A new poll reveals that 56% of Americans believe that Wal-Mart is bad for the country, while the other 44% work there.

— Amy Poehler

Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.

— Al Sharpton

You don't need people’s opinion on a fact. You might as well have a poll asking: ‘Which number is bigger, 15 or…

— John Oliver

Polls suggest that more and more, opposition to Obamacare is based on voters' personal experience, and not just on what they have…

— Byron York

If the tea party is so racist, how come when they have straw polls the black guy keeps winning?

— Herman Cain

We welcome the Election Commission's announcement of a five-phase poll in the state. We will abide by all the guidelines and directives…

— Mamata Banerjee

I know that a lot of people love to say that polls are wrong or don't matter, and from time to time…

— Cenk Uygur

We're going to get that little bug before that little bug gets my poll ratings down any further.

— Jerry Brown

I don't accept that. I really don't care - I'm going to be like one of these deniers - I don't care…

— John Kasich

Obama is huge in the polls these days. His popularity is soaring. Even conservatives are coming around. 30 percent of them now…

— Bill Maher

Senator Martinez is not driven by polls; he is driven by the needs of the state of Florida and its 17 million constituents.

— Mel Martinez

Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years.

— John M. McHugh

Our own State Department polls say that 80 percent of Iraqis view the United States as an unpopular occupier.

— Marty Meehan