Candidate Quotes

354 quotes by 288 authors

In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every… — Dick Gephardt
I have absolutely no plans and no expectations of ever being a candidate again. — Al Gore
Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten. — Dick Gregory
In order to be a top-tier candidate, I need 7.5 million dollars, and I currently have 0.0 million dollars. — Stephen Colbert
Despite my excellent mood, I don't have any sympathy for Romney. If he'd been a good candidate he wouldn't have had a different campaign for… — Gail Collins
There's always been that theory that if a candidate can't run a decent campaign, he probably can't run a decent presidency. That might be true,… — Gail Collins
I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party. — Andrew Cuomo
First of all, no candidate is going to win by catering to the alleged Occupy Wall Street vote. — Jim DeMint
When I decide who to vote for as president, I ask myself who will be best for America and for the world. An important component… — Alan Dershowitz
During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this or that question if he is elected except the candidate;… — Everett Dirksen
The CIA's research program is described in a book called The Search for the Manchurian Candidate. — Ken Follett
Well, I've been in the political arena all of my life, and 10 years of that as a candidate and elected official, and that's about… — Jim Hightower
We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate. — Kin Hubbard
Millions of people die every day. Everyone's got to go sometime. I've came by this particular tumor honestly. If you smoke, which I did for… — Christopher Hitchens
I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate. — Jesse Jackson
The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November. — Peter Jennings
I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President, who happens also to be a Catholic. — John F. Kennedy
African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic… — Alveda King
We can take this country back. All we need is to nominate the right candidate. It's no more complicated than that. — Rush Limbaugh
After the Republican Party did everything that Colin Powell says it needs to do to grow, and nominated the very kind of candidate he wanted… — Rush Limbaugh

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