Candidates Quotes · Page 10

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has taken American politics by storm.

— Sean Hannity

We do know that [Hillary Clinton] was probably attacked and smeared as much as any candidate ever has been. We know that.

— Keith Ellison

When you make the judgement as a network that there are only three candidates, you are censoring points of view.

— Tim Robbins

The citizen does not so much vote for a candidate as make a psychological purchase of him.

— Joe McGinniss

Well, I have one consolation. No candidate was ever elected ex-president by such a large majority!

— William Howard Taft

Progressive candidates don't hesitate when it comes to supporting universal health care, or the fight for $15 minimum wage, or the right…

— Karine Jean-Pierre

Candidates, of course, often claim that they want to run 'a purely positive campaign,' but this rarely materializes.

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

Donors, like voters, increasingly expect candidates to exercise fiscal discipline.

— Mark McKinnon

It is not because a part of the government is elective, that makes it less a despotism, if the persons so elected,…

— Thomas Paine

If the 1992 and 2000 elections were any guide, third-party candidates are death on the mainstream parties with which they're most naturally aligned.

— Timothy Noah

No president can amend the past, and the public is tired of candidates who simply point fingers instead of offering their own…

— Pete Hoekstra

Sitting at a candidate rally is similar to sitting in a ballyard. Both give you the opportunity to assess the technical metrics…

— Christine Pelosi

Ford O'Connell, the guy in the sound bite we just played, he's the guy who said that nominating a conservative presidential candidate…

— Rush Limbaugh

There is only one candidate in this election who can universally mobilize conservatives, and as evident from the variety of primary victors,…

— Matt Labash

We think what Americans at the end of the day want to know is, if this person [a candidate] going to go…

— Karen Finney

We are going to have the candidate of food stamps, the finest food-stamp president in the American history, in Barack Obama, and…

— Newt Gingrich

I understand that I have many, many friends who are women who understand Planned Parenthood better than you or I will ever…

— Donald Trump

What in fact takes place in an election is that two hand picked candidates are propped up before the citizenry, each candidate…

— Robert Ringer

Superstring theories provide a framework in which the force of gravity may be united with the other three forces in nature: the…

— Edward Witten

It is unnatural that a pure stream should flow from a foul fountain its vices are but a continuation of the vices…

— Thomas Paine

I believe that it is preferable sometimes to have one candidate rather another candidate, while you understand that that is not the…

— Howard Zinn

Even Republicans seem to think that these undocumented Democrats could be made [GOP] voters...and what happens is that two out every three…

— Steve King

Candidates who win while spending less than their opponents still usually have to spend quite a lot. While not a surefire guarantor…

— Michael Parenti

As we watch Republican candidates like Scott Walker and Rick Perry and Bobby Jindal and George Pataki, and even Jeb Bush and…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

“We must train our 'future candidates' on not only how to win elections but how to govern well.”

— Fela Durotoye

A lot of celebrities relish politics and are eager to lend their names to candidates and causes. I never wanted to be…

— Charley Pride

Just because somebody else likes a candidate doesn't necessarily mean everybody else will like him.

— Roger Ailes

I think if you're in favor of World War III, you have your candidate. You know, here's the thing.

— Renee Montagne

The difficulty is no longer to find candidates for the offices, but offices for the candidates.

— Thomas Jefferson

I like candidates who tell me something that is going to make a difference to me.

— Ann Richards

This is a very crucial period and we have got five fantastic candidates. All of them would make excellent leaders of the…

— Harriet Harman

I'm the candidate who forgot to take off her hat before she threw it in the ring.

— Gracie Allen

The key question for many voters is: How much is the candidate offering for my vote?

— James Bovard

President Bush is not fazed by other candidates' war records. He said, I may have not fought in Vietnam, but I created…

— Craig Kilborn

Once you start compromising your thoughts, you're a candidate for mediocrity.

— Neil Simon

Were I to commence my administration again, the first question I would ask respecting a candidate would be, Does he use ardent…

— Thomas Jefferson

Given a choice between two bald political candidates, the American people will vote for the less bald of the two.

— Victor Gold

The conservative candidate who ignores moderates is as misguided as the moderate candidate who ignores conservatives.

— Mike Lee

We need a wide variety of ways for voters to get a good look at our candidates.

— Hillary Clinton

I favor candidates who are biblically oriented, who hold the views of the Ten Commandments.

— Bill Bright