Accepting Quote by Shirley Chisholm

I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo… to give a voice…

— Shirley Chisholm

I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo. The next time a…

— Shirley Chisholm

Ever since I was a young man, I wanted to run for the presidency in the worst possible way - and I did.

— George McGovern

I ran for Congress because I want to make sure others have the same chance at the dream that I had for generations to…

— Ami Bera

I ran for president in 1996.

— Arlen Specter

The beginning of my political career was not promising. I ran for junior class president at Shortridge High school and was runner up. I…

— Richard Lugar

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

— Donald Trump

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 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

I do not run for the presidency merely to oppose any man, but to propose new policies. I run because I am convinced that…

— Robert Kennedy

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 had a chance to go on the Supreme Court of the United States, and my whole family was more disappointed in my deciding…

— Mario Cuomo