Active Quote by Edmund Burke

If nominated by either party, I should peremptorily decline, and even if unanimously elected, I should decline to serve.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

There was a time in my life when election year was nothing to me, but in 1912, I joined that great army of Americans…

— Margaret Case Harriman

I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo.

— Shirley Chisholm

Winning or losing elections is not important. What is important is that I have taken the plunge.

— Roopa Ganguly

The election result is not a victory that belongs to me or my party.

— Chen Shui-bian

I lost my election because of my campaign, not because of what anyone else did.

— Mitt Romney

I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more, and I can take more unpopular decisions.

— Anonymous

I have never lost an election yet. I am a winner. Let's just say that.

— Henrique Capriles Radonski

I decline all noisy, wordy, confused, and personal controversies.

— Josiah Warren

I want no presidency; I want to do my duty. No denunciations here, or out of this House, can deflect me a single inch…

— John C. Calhoun

“All of this causes me to get a bit antsy before any major election. Why? Because the modern American election is an open invitation…

— Neal Boortz

My participation in the presidential elections can truly be a step on the path towards the transformation that our country needs so much.

— Ksenia Sobchak