Candidates Quotes

269 Candidates quotes by 234 unique authors

Candidates don't want to be associated with poor people, people who have jobs or are ugly; they want to be associated with a certain middle… — Matt Taibbi
There are those who think that the private lives of candidates are none of our business. But when those candidates ask us for our attention… — Marlo Thomas
That's one of the nice things. I mean, part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich. So if I need $600 million,… — Donald Trump
When I started 'CNN,' I made the decision to stay out of endorsing candidates, and let the doers make up their own minds about politics,… — Ted Turner
I think that when Americans go to vote, states should not list what party the candidates are affiliated with. That would require voters to actually… — Jesse Ventura
Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates. — Gore Vidal
The more I ponder some of the boneheaded decisions GOP candidates have made of late, I can't bring myself to believe that they are serious… — J C Watts
For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and… — Ai Weiwei
I don't think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates. — Bob Woodward
I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And… — Al Yankovic
If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates. — Howard Zinn
One way the Tea Party has benefited female candidates - and the conservative movement generally - is by consciously steering clear of social issues. — Hanna Rosin
No matter how invasive the technologies at their disposal, marketers and pollsters never come to terms with the living process through which people choose products… — Douglas Rushkoff
When we support or vote for candidates outside the two major political parties we are immediately lectured about wasting our vote or making it easier… — Glenn Beck
October is the cruelest month of any election year, but by then, the pain is so great that even the strong are like jelly and… — Hunter S. Thompson
If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for… — Robert A. Heinlein
Somehow I had come to believe that because a person is in need, they are candidates for sympathy, not just charity. It was not that… — Donald Miller
We have a large public that is very ignorant about public affairs and very susceptible to simplistic slogans by candidates who appear out of nowhere,… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
There aren’t many honest men or women in Washington anymore. Politicians get where they are by the sheer force of their egos, not their convictions.… — Brad Thor
The human mind is generally far more eager to praise and dispraise than to describe and define. It wants to make every distinction a distinction… — C.S. Lewis
Accuse American businessmen of being responsible for radicalism and they would indignantly deny the accusation. Yet, in one fundamental sense, they are responsible. They are… — B. C. Forbes
Most of the presidential candidates' economic packages involve 'tax breaks,' which is when the government, amid great fanfare, generously decides not to take quite so… — Dave Barry
Dogs are great assets to candidates, and the feeling seems to be engendered that if a dog loves the candidate, he can't be all that… — Dick Gregory
When you become active in the system and communicate to your representatives, and they don't vote in accordance with your values, your responsibility is to… — Joan Blades
The world of TV debates is antiquated. What looked smart and modern in 1960, with Kennedy versus Nixon, looks quaint and over-rehearsed between Obama and… — Ruzwana Bashir

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