Available Quote by Maynard Jackson

I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and I have such strong feelings about what must be…

— Robert Kennedy

I ran because somebody had to do it first. In this country, everybody is supposed to be able to run for president, but that…

— Shirley Chisholm

I run for president because I believe that we can't just save the American dream; we can expand it to reach more people and…

— Marco Rubio

I ran for president to present the citizens of America. I am here to change the broken system so it serves their families and…

— Donald Trump

I ran for office because I believe personally that the cycle of poverty is systemic, is rooted in racial injustice, and is rooted in…

— Jamaal Bowman

I didn't decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in, or to run a campaign…

— John McCain

My life will not be defined by a single political campaign. Those will come and go. But what has driven me to run for…

— Darryl Glenn

I ran for president because I wanted to help Lithuania and its people during a difficult time. My country was on the very edge…

— Dalia Grybauskaite

I decided to run for office because I've seen that elected officials would rather let us suffer than put in the work to actually…

— Cori Bush

I'm asking people to vote for me because I'm an activist leader and a problem solver.

— Ayanna Pressley

I ran [for presidency] because I knew what trouble our country was in.

— Donald Trump

I ran for the electoral college. I didn't run for the popular vote.

— Donald Trump