Contests Quote by Hillary Clinton

I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.

— Boss Tweed

I don't care who does the electing, as long as I get to do the nominating.

— Boss Tweed

In my capacity as a board member of the OfS, I hope to be impartial, objective, and fair.

— Toby Young

Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win.

— Chris Kirkpatrick

Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility, deeply moved by the…

— Mitt Romney

I look at being nominated as a win. I have to think that way, I think my chances of winning are probably about less…

— Woody Harrelson

I'll leave it to others to try to determine whether or not that was unfair or not. I'm not the nominee.

— Alberto Gonzales

NOMINATE, v. To designate for the heaviest political assessment. To put forward a suitable person to incur the mudgobbling and deadcatting of the opposition.

— Ambrose Bierce

I will support whoever is nominated and named by the party. I, at this time, don't plan to get involved in the contest and…

— Marco Rubio

I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.

— Benazir Bhutto

I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

You want to win. Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win.

— Chris Kirkpatrick