Elected Quotes

689 quotes by 520 authors

Being elected to the Hall of Fame is about your career pretty much and your impact on the game. — Cal Ripken, Jr.
In the year of our Lord 2010, the voters of the United States elected the worst Congress in the history of the Republic. There have… — Charlie Pierce
In theory, at least, all presidents are servants of the people who elected them. In the case of Barack Obama, it has seemed from the… — Charlie Pierce
Bill Clinton was not a symbol. People did not invest in him their idea of what America should be or, worse, their pride in what… — Charlie Pierce
The idea that America elected a black man to be its president forty years after it declined to allow Martin Luther King Jr. to stand… — Charlie Pierce
In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people. — Mohamed ElBaradei
I was very fortunate to be elected to the Society of Fellows at Harvard, which is, in effect, a small research center where you are… — Robert Darnton
Every time a pundit or elected official is on any TV news program, it should be a polite formality to mention that GE has made… — Adam McKay
WikiLeaks exposed the most dangerous lies of all, which are those that are told to us by elected governments. — Jemima Khan
Something that confirms all fears and many conspiracy theories about government is finding out what our elected representatives would put into law if they could. — P.J. O'Rourke
There are some writers who feel they are elected by God. I am not. I am elected by the devil - this is clear. — Eduardo Galeano
Most of the American skyjackers who fled abroad eventually elected to return to the United States, having tired of life on the lam. These homecomings… — Brendan I. Koerner
The biggest accomplishment, in racial terms, for Barack Obama was being elected. He had to overcome his blackness to be elected. He climbed the Mt.… — Randall Kennedy
The fundamental goal of Republicans and Democrats is to get themselves re-elected. — Unknown Author
Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism. — David Harsanyi
I got elected to run the government more efficiently, lower taxes. — Phil Roe
When millions of Americans are tightening their belts, folks have the right to expect their elected officials to do the same. — Ann Kirkpatrick
Manufactured scandals prohibit public servants from doing the job they were elected or appointed to do. — Charles B. Rangel
Before being elected to Congress, I oversaw the Cook County Hospital System as a Cook County Commissioner for 10 years. — Mike Quigley
Ironically enough, why I got into politics is because I came to the conclusion that if you wanted to save the world, which in my… — Mike Quigley

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