Ran Quotes
1175 quotes by 920 authors
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I really thought, with my background growing up, and my service, and all that, I thought it would be enough for the presidency. But... It…
— Bob Dole
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What we need is some people to stand up with the courage of their convictions, to do what they promised when they ran for election,…
— Jim DeMint
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I was very political when JFK ran.
— Bob Newhart
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Somehow, when the authoritarians on the Right search for icons of manly warrior power to venerate, they find only those who like to melodramatically play-act…
— Glenn Greenwald
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When I was 5, my father was very much my hero. And he ran for political office in a very thankless campaign for a very…
— Howard Warren Buffett
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I grew up in rural Arizona. My dad ran a general store.
— Ann Kirkpatrick
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I ran for Congress because I want to make sure others have the same chance at the dream that I had for generations to come.
— Ami Bera
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One of the primary reasons I first ran for Congress was to be a voice for our troops, veterans and military families.
— Kirsten Gillibrand
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I was 23 years old, a freshman at university, and there I was, on the first day, sitting in a remedial English class. I was…
— Bill Cosby
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I grew up in the Bay Area until 1976, then I pretty much went all the way through primary and high school on Bainbridge, though…
— Jonathan Evison
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The toughest trail I ever ran was the Escarpment in the Catskills of New York State. This was an 18-mile race through Rip Van Winkle…
— Don Kardong
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I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.
— Jim McGovern
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In 2004, I ran for Congress and lost. In 2006, I ran again and won - defeating Richard Pombo, a seven-term Republican incumbent.
— Jerry McNerney
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I ran the effort to bring the 2012 Olympic Games to New York City. We lost - on a global scale. To my surprise, life…
— Daniel L. Doctoroff
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In that first blow to the deaf walls of those who have everything, the blood of our people, our blood, ran generously to wash away…
— Subcomandante Marcos
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My first year of university, I ran around and signed up for these clubs, and I noticed they were all drama clubs: really lame, artsy…
— Penelope Mitchell
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You only need to look at Jane Austen to see how crossed wires can become a defining aspect of romantic life. Then again, if the…
— Mariella Frostrup
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Performing arts was something I was always part of. That was may be the only common thread that ran throughout my education, throughout my schooling…
— Nimrat Kaur
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My parents took me to the Bronte parsonage in England when I was a teenager. I had a fight with my mum, burst into tears,…
— Eleanor Catton
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I ran on the platform of moderation and won the election by a large margin. By virtue of the strong mandate that I received from…
— Hassan Rouhani
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