Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Newman

Organizations that have been granted tax-exempt status ought not endorse specific candidates for public office. What we have in Odessa, what some people actually seem to be proud of, is an ongoing problem with separating the prerogatives of church and state.

Pataki is the governor of New York, after all, and an unannounced candidate for president. If he's out of commission for a week or more, people will want to know why, even if the details make them squeamish.

Past election results show most 19th District residents don't want a far left candidate representing them.

Part of the problem is if the word is out that they're using your list, there's a sort of subtle insinuation that you're endorsing the candidate - and I'm not,

Paul is a candidate with a lot of talent, enormous potential, and if he runs a good campaign, he may win. If he runs a good race and doesn't win, he will be a more prominent commodity for the future.

Spivey is someone we have expressed interest in for the past two or three seasons. He will be a strong candidate in what we envision to be a quality competition for playing time at second base.

Some of the speeches were never heard and were only distributed in the newspapers. If the Liberal candidate was seen to be trying very hard, Tories would kidnap him and take him away, and the same for the Tories.

Our search has been thorough and complete. Every name was put into a pot, and Dan was unanimously chosen. There was a strong pool of candidates for this position. We have left no stone unturned and have considered candidates from around the nation, from a range of institutions and from nontraditional sources.

Our focus for the future is OK; now we've improved the process -- minority candidates are in the room being interviewed. Our next question is, when the doors close, and the owner makes the decision, who's in that inner circle?

Craig McDonald

Overall, I think the voters spoke pretty loudly that they like the independence of their own hand-picked candidates over a billionaire from San Antonio.

Robbie is a first class candidate and we are looking forward to him getting his sleeves rolled up and taking on the other candidates on the issues.

Really, it's the foundation of democracy. Any citizen can go to the precinct convention, take an issue or a concern, and ultimately take it to the state party and in other years all the way to the national party and the presidential candidates themselves.

Making those under investigation candidates could send a message that the mafia appreciates, a message of impunity, a challenge to the justice system.

Stephen Baldwin

I'm here as a result of my faith. I'm here to promote and support the candidate that I think has the most faith.

Jesse Jackson

most qualified and experienced candidate in a generation.

W. S. Gilbert

We need a new location to house these people who are going to be involved in the new nuclear plant market. Western Pennsylvania is the prime candidate and will remain the headquarters for our entire Westinghouse business.

Don Johnston

I was a little surprised. It shows you how strong he is down district, because this was taken before we had our first candidate forum.

I think they want real candidates who really tell people what they think, and are actually willing to lose rather than distort their position,

I think the sense is he is going to be the strongest candidate to take it to (Rep. Jim) Nussle this fall.

It is a more personal medium than a lot of people give it credit for. Keep in mind, you are six inches from your computer. You are very focused. The candidates have one shot to make an impression.

I think there?s a lot of viable candidates and a lot of times they look at somebody that?s done more, shown more ... It?s a real commitment for a kid, in the short term, to come back for a fifth year. And I think that makes an impression on (the players).

Just being a candidate was enough for me. But being a finalist is overwhelming.

Just as teachers put together report cards for their students at the end of the term, so do we at the end of the legislative session. We're willing to support any candidate who will stand up for kids and education.

Tom Browning

Larry Spring seemed to have the energy and enthusiasm that we thought we needed. We have a vision already figured out. We already know where we want to go and he seemed to be the candidate who was going to be most able to help us carry that forward.

That's the kind of skill that you want in a president. It also gives the candidate a chance to talk about their plans.

That's what got him motivated. He seems to care about people, and the City Council is definitely out of touch with people. He wants to be a candidate that people can trust and go to.

I think it's one of these issues that every candidate is going to have a position paper on it and it's going to be a question in every debate.

It is more important than ever to come up with a consensus candidate everyone can respect.

Grover Norquist

I tend to think that the more pro-reform candidate will win.

I think he's one of the top two or three candidates for Coach of the Year.

Bill Clinton

I think he's got it. The Democrats need candidates whom people can relate to in a personal way, people who understand their lives and their concerns and share their values. And I think that's something Tim can do without even pretending.

I think he's the most qualified, serious candidate Clay Shaw has ever faced.

I think he has come to realize the joy of coaching. I told him we will start preparations to list up candidates for his replacement. He said we need not to hold anything back because of him.