Clinton Quote by Donna Shalala

You see, Mr. President - real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls.

— Chris Christie

Polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in…

— George Gallup

There's a big gap between public opinion polls and the vote in Washington, in Congress.

— Gloria Steinem

And I think the rolling polls put more pressure on them to sustain their beliefs and to improve their delivery of the policy and…

— Jim Bolger

I've been in politics long enough to know that polls just go poof at times.

— George W. Bush

Polls are a snapshot in time and America - the American people - are whole people. They lead whole lives and they need us…

— Laphonza Butler

Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring…

— Alan Dundes

Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the time to see how they're growing.

— J. B. Priestley

To me, polls are like approval ratings for presidents are like an offensive line, right. And if an offensive line is weak, that means…

— Matthew Dowd

We have too many politicians who are poll-driven to excess. Polls are important. You've got to know what the public is thinking, but you…

— Rudy Giuliani

If folks wanted Obama to get all the things done they wanted him to get done, they should have shown up at the polls.

— Jonathan Capehart

Stay away from national polls. They are always an illusion. They will always trick you into stupid political behavior.

— Rick Wilson