Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have candidates for seven of the nine races. None of these candidates are sacrificial lambs. They can all win.

Voters in the West are a neglected constituency. Presidential candidates have a responsibility to know the entire American family.

Voters elect candidates because they understand the issues rather than engage in leftwing fantasies.

Roy Blunt

Law enforcement officials have been candid in identifying ways officers could have handled the situation in Ferguson better, and I trust those recommendations will be helpful as we continue to count on them to protect us.

We don't consider him to be a legitimate Republican candidate and won't debate him.

Will Adams

We do not customarily endorse congressional candidates and we did not in this case.

We're definitely sending the message that Jerry Kilgore is the candidate who has a solid plan to put more money into transportation projects.

Karen Hughes

We are now in uncharted waters. We're in an unprecedented period where a presidential candidate is going to court essentially to try to contest and overturn the results of an election that has now been certified.

We are well prepared. We even proposed a postponement before the candidate registration period closed.

We haven't had any sort of formal proposal but are concerned that we may lose good candidates to higher paying jobs.

The president has reviewed the candidates and we're planning to post them on Monday. The process is on schedule.

The problem, I think, for all these guys is, if they kid themselves and think the money isn't going to be the first primary, they are crazy. And I don't care how good they are, you don't get checks because they've got good staff. The candidate has to close the deal.

People want to feel good about the person they vote for. Candidates use values to evoke a positive impression.

Charles Schumer

New York has been the springboard from which the last two successful Democratic candidates for president won the White House, ... There is no doubt in my mind that New York's good fortune can launch a Democrat into the White House for the third time in 30 years.

Mark McKinnon

Presidential primary debates are an important part of our political process. But the media has wrested complete control from the parties and candidates over everything, including the number, the format, the qualifications, and the moderators. And they've become a circus.

Mark McKinnon

Donors, like voters, increasingly expect candidates to exercise fiscal discipline.

Mark McKinnon

Ah, political physics. Someone wins an election and, poof, they are a candidate for vice president. Ridiculous.

We have a model that's very acquisitive and we are looking at a number of acquisition candidates and we will continue,

We could not have found a better candidate to lead our marketing efforts as the company phases up operations, ... Alicia will oversee our marketing team, shaping and articulating the company's image on a widespread basis, especially as we follow through on our growth strategy over the next few months.

Turnover is costly for employers, so they seek candidates with a history of job stability.

Charles Bass

Thus far, no candidate has appropriately addressed these and other much-needed operational issues of the House.

We did not seek him out. We notified the MPSA (Mississippi Private School Association) that we had a vacancy. We had a number of very qualified candidates that we interviewed.

We don't have a top candidate at this point. I have never met P.J.

We're not surprised that it's so close because you have four candidates in the race,

Seneca Wallace

I remember when I went there (on a recruiting visit) the coach (Steve Leach) said, 'Hey, man, you want a Heisman (Trophy) candidate throwing you the ball?' That was Jason Thomas, I think, playing quarterback. I told them I didn't want to do that, and I ended up going to Iowa State.

Karl Rove

People are going to see the candidate as he or she is at the end of the parade,

Bobby Jones

Our goal is when Vince Young leaves here, he won't be a candidate for the Heisman,

Dan Green

That doesn't mean we will exclude other candidates that may live and work in the district. I'd just as soon have a local candidate.

Name recognition gets less important as the race goes on. The key candidates are all going to have enough money to get their own name out there. People will know who they are.

John Dryden

While yet a young probationer, / And candidate of heaven.

David Roth

We were very fortunate that the candidate we did get was a good match. We could have been struggling for a number of years to get a candidate for this position.

Jim Lehrer

When I raise my right hand to you (just before the candidates arrive), ... that means, 'That's enough. Cool it. Let's go.'

Newt Gingrich

Today I have reached a difficult personal decision. I will not be a candidate for Speaker of the 106th Congress,