Candidates Quotes

269 Candidates quotes by 234 unique authors

If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. — Jay Leno
Like manchurian candidates, we have been made into manchurian consumers, who subconsciously buy when we are triggered by our brand masters. — Bryant H. McGill
Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches, that by the… — H. L. Mencken
In some states, you can vote a straight party ticket, but you can't vote for individual candidates. — Michael Moore
I worked for a lot of candidates, in tough campaigns that lost. Most of my candidates lost until Bill Clinton. There was always a point… — Dee Dee Myers
One thing I resent is the slur that I just support political candidates because of the business. — Rupert Murdoch
Elections, for their part, are typically popularity contests rather than measures of candidates' relative competency or effectiveness. Imagine if scientific truth were determined according to… — Nathan Myhrvold
Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders… — Ralph Nader
Twenty-five years ago, I created the Taxpayer Protection Pledge at the federal level. Then I brought it to the state and local level. About 97… — Grover Norquist
In New York, we had primary elections for mayor. To improve their chances, all five candidates changed their name to Rudy Giuliani. — Conan O'Brien
I have on many occasions spoken my mind from stage. I have offered organizations table space by the merch booth. I have donated a dollar-a-ticket,… — Conor Oberst
We tend to prefer candidates that don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco. — Sarah Palin
In politics there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those like John McCain who use their careers… — Sarah Palin
Which one of the three candidates would you want your daughter to marry? — Ross Perot
Some candidates need to say provocative things that make noise to break through the media muffle and get themselves noticed. — John Podhoretz
I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring in,… — Colin Powell
As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of… — Dan Rather
I asked all of our recruiters to give me all resumes of prospective employees with their name, gender, place of origin, and age blacked out.… — Eric Ries
I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by… — Jackie Robinson
In Europe and the United States, you've got different systems to select candidates, and no system is perfect. — Karl Rove
Here is what the practical impact of Citizens United means. What Citizens United means is that corporations call hundreds of millions of dollars into television… — Bernie Sanders
The economic recession in America wasn't caused by bad luck; it was caused by bad Republican policies. But the Republican candidates are doubling down on… — Debbie Wasserman Schultz
I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should… — David Sedaris
But when I was selected, after my very first tour of squadron duty, to become one of the youngest candidates for the test pilot school,… — Alan Shepard
The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that you can gather votes like box tops - is, I… — Adlai E. Stevenson

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