Voting Quotes · Page 21

We have a presidential election coming up. And I think the big problem, of course, is that someone will win.

— Barry Crimmins

I wish there were somebody I could be comfortable voting for. I might have to vote for Hillary Clinton, even though I…

— Paul Wolfowitz

Boycotting the referendum is a possible option ... because we believe that participating in the voting might be a useless act.

— Saleh al-Mutlaq

I vote Democrat because Freedom of Speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it.

— David Letterman

So, when I saw Congressman Bishop smiling at the White House after voting to gut protections for pre-existing conditions, something inside me…

— Elissa Slotkin

What is the use of voting? We know that the machines of both parties are subsidized by the same persons, and therefore…

— Woodrow Wilson

Yet we have a voting system that forbids us from actually bringing our values into our vote, which is, in my view,…

— Jill Stein

Much as I respect Russell Brand's point of view, I'm in the opposite camp to him about voting. I think it's enormously…

— Ben Miller

Researchers who examined the voting records of wine judges found that 90 percent of the time they give inconsistent ratings to a…

— Nathan Myhrvold

I deeply understand the history of civil rights and the horrendous impact that relentless and systemic discrimination and the denial of voting…

— Jeff Sessions

The elective system offered a bewildering freedom of choice, leaving some graduates with the impression that they had nibbled at dozens of…

— Ted Morgan

By and large, our political system has betrayed its promise to each new generation of Filipinos, not a few of whom are…

— Anonymous

I want to see what the Green Party looks like. I think if people don't start voting what they feel, if that's…

— Viggo Mortensen

In general, I think that not voting is a perfectly honorable and civic-minded course in an election with two options that you…

— Ross Douthat

Voters went to the polls in record numbers in 2020 to make their voices heard, and it's crucial that Congress takes action…

— Ben Ray Lujan

Even in my Labour constituency there was a very big swing to the Conservatives in 2019 because people would say 'I'm voting…

— Rachel Reeves

Toward the end of the campaign, we interviewed some voters in Raleigh, N.C., which is a generally Democratic city, and I'm thinking…

— Steve Inskeep

Touch-screen voting machines absolutely cannot be relied upon. Our recommendation was optiscan ballots - where you actually have custody of the actual…

— Howard Dean

You know, others keep saying that there are too many candidates in the race, and once it gets down to a two-person…

— Cokie Roberts

Going green doesn’t start with doing green acts - it starts with a shift in consciousness. This shift allows you to recognize…

— Ian Somerhalder

“As heirs to a legacy more than two centuries old, it is understandable why present-day Americans would take their own democracy for…

— Jon Stewart

Trump is such a unique candidate. He's incredibly polarizing. But I see the same kind of blinders on the left. There's perhaps…

— Roy Wood, Jr

I think the media's primarily an interesting backdrop - a fertile backdrop, in which we can discuss a great deal involving the…

— Thomas Sadoski

As you sometimes swear by him that made you, I conclude your sentiments do not correspond with his, in that which is…

— Alexander Hamilton

I think America causes cancer, longevity is less important than fun, and young people should be discouraged from voting.

— Bill Maher

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

— Alexander Hamilton

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered and eligible to vote was an absolute…

— Carol Moseley Braun

As I grew up, I watched and learned about women who fought for voting rights, civil rights and reproductive freedom among others.

— Laphonza Butler

Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.

— Howard Rheingold

I'm surprised John Lewis didn't invoke the suppression of voting rights in this election [2016]. I still think it's one of the…

— Katrina vanden Heuvel

“Voting isn’t the most we can do, but it is the least. To have a democracy, you have to want one. Still,”

— Gloria Steinem

People are voting for Conservatives in greater numbers, but it's not translating into Conservative seats.

— Allan Gregg

I definitely don't think anybody should be voting for someone just because they're cute.

— Sara Evans

There is no evidence at all that a voting booth was hacked or one person's vote in America was taken from Trump…

— Sebastian Gorka

The act of voting is one opportunity for us to remember that our whole way of life is predicated on the capacity…

— Alan Keyes

[President Obama] made so many promises. We thought that he was going to be -- I shouldn't say this at Christmastime --…

— Barbara Walters

Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.

— Howard Zinn

I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from…

— Boots Riley

I don't think with today's technology we can have a voting system that is fully electronic that can be trusted.

— Avi Rubin

You can't be for big government, big taxes and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy.

— Ronald Reagan