Elected Quotes

689 quotes by 532 authors

I would rather be respected than elected. — Charles Edison
On the other hand, we have in Israel, an Israeli government which has been elected by the Israeli people. Their political agenda is not for… — Rafik Hariri
We cannot allow violence from militant activists to dictate where and how democratically elected state leaders hold their meetings. — Otto Schily
Hamas, also elected to governmental leadership in Palestine, includes the jihadists, people who have declared war on the United States of America and its ally,… — Zach Wamp
Without the elected president and if there is a freak result, within two or three years, the army would have to come in and stop… — Lee Kuan Yew
Ensuring that high quality water is provided to all Arizona's citizens is the responsibility of elected officials at all levels and I am happy to… — J D Hayworth
The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words of the preamble to the Constitution, but in the fact… — Harold H. Greene
I stood for parliament with the amazing support and help of my ex-husband, but it's not something that was handed to me like a peerage.… — Louise Mensch
I was educated privately for free because I was a scholarship girl, 100% scholarship girl. I got it on my own merits. I would never… — Louise Mensch
I have never been more proud of the United States than I am this year. We have elected an African-American president. We have the stellar… — Kathryn Stockett
Tolstoy said, 'The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed either by a change of life or by a change of conscience.' Many of… — Randy Alcorn
Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than of your state. — George Mason
If I was going to lie to you, I'd already be elected. — Gatewood Galbraith
You see, to me, it doesnt really matter if an elected official has a D or an R behind her name, or his name. I… — Richard Trumka
Republicans know well that a change of rhetorical pace is necessary. But efforts by their leaders to damp down the bellicosity of newly elected Tea… — Alexander Cockburn
Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said, have determined by people that were elected by the people of that State that marriage is the definition… — Randy Neugebauer
I voted against Gerald Nabarro in my first general election, but my defiance made no difference. If you had put a Conservative rosette on a… — Jeremy Paxman
When someone asked Abraham Lincoln, after he was elected president, what he was going to do about his enemies, he replied, "I am going to… — Abraham Lincoln
Markets are interested in profits and profits only; service, quality, and general affluence are different functions altogether. The universal, democratic prosperity that Americans now look… — Thomas Frank
What troubles me is not that movie stars run for office, but that they find it easy to get elected. It should be difficult. It… — Shana Alexander

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