--- title: "Vote Thoughts Worth Reading" description: "Browse 3,850 Vote quotes by 2,168 authors. Discover the best Vote sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/hunter-s-thompson-278_american-dream_richard-nixon-has-never-been-one-of-my-f_2106671.jpg" --- > [Richard Nixon has never been one of my favorite people anyway. For years I've regarded his existence as a monument to all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/richard-nixon-has-never-been-one-of-my-favorite-people-anyway-for-2/) [Hunter S. 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He let the white man divide him into such foolishness as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/the-black-man-in-north-america-was-sickest-of-all-politically-he-let/) [Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/malcolm-x-213_america_the-black-man-in-north-america-was-sicke_2719446.jpg) > [It is superfluous to try by the standards of theory, a part of the constitution which is allowed on all hands to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/it-is-superfluous-to-try-by-the-standards-of-theory-a-part-of-the/) [James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5f/james-madison-373_amity_it-is-superfluous-to-try-by-the-standard_2106293.jpg) > ["First female president." That's it, and that's nowhere near, by the way, as powerful or penetrating as the first African-American president. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/first-female-president-that-s-it-and-that-s-nowhere-near-by-the-way/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/rush-limbaugh-28_able_first-female-president-that-s-it-and-tha_1953692.jpg) > [All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/all-voting-is-a-sort-of-gaming-like-checkers-or-backgammon-with-a-2/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c4/henry-david-thoreau-20_accompany_all-voting-is-a-sort-of-gaming-like-chec_2691159.jpg) > [There are still countries where women don't enjoy basic rights like the vote or the freedom to study or the freedom of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dacia-maraini/there-are-still-countries-where-women-don-t-enjoy-basic-rights-like/) [Dacia Maraini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dacia-maraini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e75/dacia-maraini-16876_basic-rights_there-are-still-countries-where-women-do_1753143.jpg) > [Anyway, after we go out and work our hearts out, after you go out and help us turn out the vote, after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/anyway-after-we-go-out-and-work-our-hearts-out-after-you-go-out-and/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/george-w-bush-64_bible_anyway-after-we-go-out-and-work-our-hear_1648688.jpg) > [It is said that Windham, when he came to the end of a speech, often found himself so perplexed by his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augustus-william-hare/it-is-said-that-windham-when-he-came-to-the-end-of-a-speech-often/) [Augustus William Hare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augustus-william-hare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/augustus-william-hare-7245_application_it-is-said-that-windham-when-he-came-to_153154.jpg) ## Top authors on Vote - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 74 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 52 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 28 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tony-evans-91797.jpg) Tony Evans 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/tony-evans/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jill-stein-49626.jpg) Jill Stein 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/jill-stein/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-maher-17979.jpg) Bill Maher 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/bill-maher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-letterman-27689.jpg) David Letterman 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/david-letterman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ann-coulter-13539.jpg) Ann Coulter 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/ann-coulter/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-will-rogers-95078.jpg) Will Rogers 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/will-rogers/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-sowell-90605.jpg) Thomas Sowell 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/thomas-sowell/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vote/#itemlist", "name": "Vote Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Richard Nixon has never been one of my favorite people anyway. 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