--- title: "3 Candidate Quotes By Roger Stone" description: "3 Candidate quotes by Roger Stone. Plus more from Roger Stone and more Candidate sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/roger-stone-3555_campaign_you-can-t-be-the-candidate-and-the-campa_170271.png" --- > [You can't be the candidate and the campaign manager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/you-can-t-be-the-candidate-and-the-campaign-manager/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/roger-stone-3555_campaign_you-can-t-be-the-candidate-and-the-campa_170271.png) > [A 527 doesn't have a wife. It doesn't have a brother-in-law who knows a lot about politics, or a union president who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/a-527-doesn-t-have-a-wife-it-doesn-t-have-a-brother-in-law-who-knows/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d22/roger-stone-3555_about_a-527-doesn-t-have-a-wife-it-doesn-t-hav_1956843.jpg) > [Obviously a candidate has to be held responsible for the words that come out of his mouth, regardless of where they came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/obviously-a-candidate-has-to-be-held-responsible-for-the-words-that/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/roger-stone-3555_came_obviously-a-candidate-has-to-be-held-res_2476387.png) ## Other authors on Candidate - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jeb-bush-48259.jpg) Jeb Bush 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate/jeb-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bernie-sanders-17420.jpg) Bernie Sanders 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate/bernie-sanders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-ted-cruz-89212.jpg) Ted Cruz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate/ted-cruz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michelle-obama-67696.jpg) Michelle Obama 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate/michelle-obama/) ## More by Roger Stone > [Anthony Weiner is a crafty and worthy adversary - an unrepentant lefty who is usually a savvy media player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/anthony-weiner-is-a-crafty-and-worthy-adversary-an-unrepentant-lefty/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [Burberry makes the best version of the traditional trench coat, which can have a zipper and button-in lining for colder climes. The belt, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/burberry-makes-the-best-version-of-the-traditional-trench-coat-which/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [Donald Trump would make a great president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/donald-trump-would-make-a-great-president/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [“Texas oil money. Chief among them was the owner of the Texas School Book Depository building and LBJ oil crony D. H. Byrd, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/texas-oil-money-chief-among-them-was-the-owner-of-the-texas-school/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [Socks must be at least an 18-percent synthetic blend to insure they don't droop, because droopy socks that show calf are worse than short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/socks-must-be-at-least-an-18-percent-synthetic-blend-to-insure-they/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [In 1981, when he ran for governor, I confiscated the needlepoint belts of New Jersey's Tom Kean. It's a patrician look that is right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/in-1981-when-he-ran-for-governor-i-confiscated-the-needlepoint-belts/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [You can't be the candidate and the campaign manager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/you-can-t-be-the-candidate-and-the-campaign-manager/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [There is no excuse for a well-dressed gent to wilt in the warm months.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/there-is-no-excuse-for-a-well-dressed-gent-to-wilt-in-the-warm-months/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [Money is speech. It's incongruous to say a multimillionaire can spend as much on his own campaign as he wants, but you can only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/money-is-speech-it-s-incongruous-to-say-a-multimillionaire-can-spend/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [Manbags are only acceptable if you are Italian, French, or gay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/manbags-are-only-acceptable-if-you-are-italian-french-or-gay/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [Every man's closet must contain a trench coat. It's hard for any gentleman not to look dashing when clad in this swashbuckling style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/every-man-s-closet-must-contain-a-trench-coat-it-s-hard-for-any/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [There is something urbane, stylish, and worldly about owning a cocktail shaker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/there-is-something-urbane-stylish-and-worldly-about-owning-a-cocktail/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [Admit nothing, deny everything, launch counterattack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/admit-nothing-deny-everything-launch-counterattack/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [The straps that suspend a man's trousers from his shoulders - known in the U.S. as 'suspenders' and in Britain as 'braces' - are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/the-straps-that-suspend-a-man-s-trousers-from-his-shoulders-known-in/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [A man can - and should - spend hours trying on jeans and finding the cut for your body type.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/a-man-can-and-should-spend-hours-trying-on-jeans-and-finding-the-cut/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate/roger-stone/#itemlist", "name": "3 Candidate Quotes By Roger Stone", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can't be the candidate and the campaign manager.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Stone" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/you-can-t-be-the-candidate-and-the-campaign-manager/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/roger-stone-3555_campaign_you-can-t-be-the-candidate-and-the-campa_170271.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/roger-stone-3555_campaign_you-can-t-be-the-candidate-and-the-campa_170271.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/roger-stone-3555_campaign_you-can-t-be-the-candidate-and-the-campa_170271.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can't be the candidate and the campaign manager.” — Roger Stone", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A 527 doesn't have a wife. 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