Election Quotes · Page 8

Brexit and Trump's election are forcing countries to come up with new radical ideas.

— Mariana Mazzucato

Everybody knows politics is a contact sport.

— Barack Obama

Every election, Mickey Mouse looks better and better as President.

— Duncan Long

The election before us will be the Austerlitz of American politics.

— Roscoe Conkling

I was Margaret Thatcher in the school election during the 1983 General Election.

— Liz Truss

The exit poll is always the first big moment of the election night.

— Cathy Newman

I have never lost an election yet. I am a winner. Let's just say that.

— Henrique Capriles Radonski

Rare is the election campaign that truly hinges on a single issue.

— Anne Applebaum

Theresa May's decision to call an unnecessary general election after Article 50 was triggered was deeply irresponsible.

— Keir Starmer

There is a sort of exotic preposterousness about a lot of elections, the way arguments are made even cruder.

— Chris Patten

Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single…

— Kate Sheppard

I will never contest election in Nigeria. Whenever my husband retires, I will go back home with him.

— Patience Jonathan

You can organize elections any day, even tomorrow. But what will be the result of chaotic elections? More chaos!

— Joseph Kabila

To finalize, the purpose of an election is to hear the will of the people, not to fabricate votes.

— Lincoln Diaz-Balart

There is something very powerful about German music. That's why I chose German music with a European meaning for the day of…

— Emmanuel Macron

When you violate election law, and you have other bodies or other positions in our governmental apparatus that do not follow the…

— Byron Donalds

The option to recall elected officials is an important one. Our representatives should always be mindful that they answer to their constituents,…

— Jason Kander

This election [2016] will determine whether America is a free nation or whether we have only the illusion of democracy, but are…

— Donald Trump

The election of Shinzo Abe as the leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic party and now prime minister will have profound repercussions…

— Martin Jacques

My father was not in power when I started my political career, or when I fought my first election in 1996. Starting…

— Mehbooba Mufti

Since too few Americans go to the polls, I say what this country needs is a bobblehead election, where voters will get…

— Frank Deford

If the election of the Father is not universal and the regeneration of the Holy Spirit is not universal, why would the…

— Shai Linne

I think Russia affected the perceptions and views of millions of voters at the last presedent election, we now know. I think…

— Hillary Clinton

In terms of election issues, the urgent challenges we face include securing reforms to de-escalate the nuclear arms race, end voter suppression,…

— Martin Luther King III

I ask for the movement to continue, for the movement to grow, because last week I got a phone call from Altoona,…

— Harvey Milk

People all over the world now are following our election. And according to a new international poll that just came out, I…

— Conan O'Brien

Wall Street is a huge issue. And it's controlling our lives today with this so-called election - we really have no choice.…

— Oliver Stone

I think that Vladimir Putin has decided, in a very strategic way, to turn the tables and do everything in his power…

— Robert M. Gates

Eisenhower managed to begin the Vietnam war by not following his normal instinct of staying out of mischief. In his memoirs, he…

— Gore Vidal

'Elections have consequences,' President Obama said, setting his new policy agenda just three days after taking office in 2009. Three elections later,…

— Bobby Jindal

I decided to go into politics because my children are growing up, and I became worried about the ways things are being…

— Yair Lapid

One year ago, the RNC began the Growth and Opportunity Project to help reach new voters, engage diverse communities, and strengthen the…

— Renee Amoore

Midterm elections can be dreadfully boring, unfortunately.

— Nate Silver

I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.

— Benazir Bhutto

Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

— Brent Scowcroft

“This presidential election will be as electric as an eel—and just as snakelike.”

— Jarod Kintz

The election is another element of ambiguity, .. and oil remains the crucial variable.

— Hugh S. Johnson

We need a total ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections.

— Donald Trump

I will do what it takes to help Ed Miliband win general election

— Tony Blair

This election is about who's going to be the next President of the United States!

— Dan Quayle