Candidates Quotes · Page 9

... [a] girl one day flared out and told the principal "the only mission opening before a girl in his school was…

— Anna Julia Cooper

I don't hide my emotions from people. I am not a focus-group tested, blow-dried candidate or governor.

— Chris Christie

Both parties are injured by what is going on at Washington. Both are, therefore, more and more disposed to look for candidates…

— Rutherford B. Hayes

I never stop running. I'm not one of the weenies who drop out just because the electoral college votes. I'm still in…

— Dave Barry

It's important to remember that whatever the presidential candidates of either party say, they will have to interact with the United States…

— Tom Cotton

It was important for us to be as supportive as our candidates and as our incumbent senators would have us be.

— Tom Daschle

Rarely does a candidate think ahead and take the time to understand what the hiring company's priorities are, and then carefully presents…

— Azran Osman Rani

Hillary Clinton is also not a very exciting, inspiring candidate to a lot of the left-leaning Democratic base, especially in Iowa.

— Mara Liasson

I think the American people are sophisticated enough and wise enough to make judgments about the candidates and wade through the charges…

— Colin Powell

If you want a candidate who agrees with you 100 percent of the time, I'll give you a suggestion: Go home and…

— Chris Christie

About 65 percent of Republicans believe that Donald Trump is not the best candidate to go head to head with Hillary Clinton.

— Ted Cruz

[Tom] Steyer is specifically spending money on candidates who will take action against climate change.

— Jane Mayer

The trouble with politics and political coverage today is that there's too much liberal bias.... There's too much tilt toward the left-wing…

— William Kristol

I think it's important for people to say look, what does each party and each candidate have to offer for you. If…

— Hillary Clinton

Candidates don't have to deal with reality. They talk about the wonderful things they can accomplish as if advocating them is the…

— Fred Barnes

The head of the AFL-CIO endorsed John Kerry, saying, 'The time has come to come behind one man, one leader, one candidate.'…

— Conan O'Brien

The Donald Trump I knew as a young reporter in New York was nothing if not media friendly. And for most of…

— Jonathan Karl

I will vote for the first candidate who promises to use nuclear missiles against LinkedIn.

— Dave Barry

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

— Mike Lee

Some good souls found The Candidate cynical. I wonder what they'll think when they read this portrait of the real-life Jerry Brown...…

— Jeremy Larner

[ Donald Trump is] candidate who said he has more confidence in Vladimir Putin's strength than in Barack Obama's strength. His closeness…

— E. J. Dionne

A candidate for office can have no greater advantage than muddled syntax; no greater liability than a command of language.

— Marya Mannes

The people of South Carolina support conservatives who are trying to push real change, and the people of South Carolina expect their…

— Nikki Haley

Richard Nixon was a Republican presidential candidate who encouraged crooks to commit espionage against the Democratic National Committee in order to gain…

— Tim Kaine

My view on candidates on money is unless it's proven that the donor stole the money, the campaign keeps the money.

— David Frum