Election Quotes

1200 Election quotes by 804 unique authors

In 2012, I see the potential for people to come together, huge moments of political and social engagement where elections are part of the strategy… — Olivia Wilde
Political nature abhors a vacuum, which is what often exists for a year or two in a party after it loses a presidential election. — George Will
As the 2012 elections approach the finish line, the chatter among columnists and political reporters is about upcoming books that take readers inside the campaigns,… — Juan Williams
Democrats cannot win elections without capturing the votes of independent-minded swing voters. And that is where writing off the Tea Party as a bunch of… — Juan Williams
In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore got more votes than George W. Bush, but still lost the election. The Supreme Court's ruling in Florida… — Juan Williams
The 2012 presidential campaign's turn away from the classic, straight-up, American election - where the candidate who gets the most votes nationwide wins - is… — Juan Williams
The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election. — Earl Wilson
That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic. — Woodrow Wilson
A lost election can have the jolt of a drop through the gallows door, leading to a dark night of the soul in which the… — James Wolcott
The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else… — Deng Xiaoping
I voted for you during your last election. — Mao Zedong
If you can't, or won't, think of Seymour, then you go right ahead and call in some ignorant psychoanalyst. You just do that. You just… — J D Salinger
Someone asked me...how it felt and I was reminded of a story that a fellow townsman of ours used to tell--Abraham Lincoln. They asked him… — Adlai E. Stevenson
Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next generation — Hillary Clinton
Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or… — Thomas Jefferson
The problem with elections is that anybody who wants an office badly enough to run for it probably shouldn’t have it. And anybody who does… — Orson Scott Card
Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem… — Sarah Palin
I think it is one of the most extraordinary elections, a turning point for our country and for the world. That remarkable young man [Barack… — David McCullough
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will… — Abraham Lincoln
If we would learn what the human race really is at bottom, we need only observe it in election times. — Mark Twain
These are the three main diseases of this country, sir: typhoid, cholera, and election fever. This last one is the worst; it makes people talk… — Aravind Adiga
For half of the world's population, roughly three billion people around the world living on less than two dollars a day, an election is at… — Barack Obama
Every four years we go through the same cycle of hope and disillusionment. — Sheri Holman

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