Famous Quotes & Sayings

Foster Friess

The McCain-Feingold limit on how much you give a candidate didn't really work because people found ways to get around it.

The make-up of the local councils in the current situation... makes the candidate of the NDP the only player in presidential elections.

That's a huge expense. Most of these pre-presidential-type candidates will do this and use their leadership PACs as much as possible.

Every vote that goes to a PC candidate that should be going to Lois is a concern to us. It could cost Lois the election.

He was straight-up with us at the meeting. He told us the four candidates and said we would know something by next week. The interviews went well, and we were able to get a coach this week.

Buck Showalter

Comparatively speaking, he's as good a candidate as we have. He's a guy you could potentially put there and leave alone.

Depending on the school culture at the site where they student teach, our teacher candidates are either very involved in faculty meetings and workshops, or they are not involved at all. We want to improve this because one of the most critical parts in laying the foundation for a quality teaching career is the student teaching experience.

Depending on how they turn out, you could see a dramatic shift in the experience, temperament and philosophy on the Supreme Court. The candidates in these races offer some very clear choices.

Denise is a very good candidate who has managed to carve out her own platform,

Harry Reid

A number of candidates who have been talked about are extreme.

Any legitimate candidate in a statewide race is going to have a major presence on the Web.

An ideal candidate would be able to satisfy different racial factions.

A self-funded candidate may make a splash early on with slick TV ads. But people want to peel back the surface and see if this is a candidate we can trust to do what's right.

As a Panhellenic whole, we do not support one candidate or the other, ... Part of exercising the right to vote is exercising the right to choose. We always hope for a good turnout at the elections, and we expect to see a large number of women participate this year.

People that were really good candidates didn't make the cut, and I'd like to know why.

Officially I can say the following: we have a candidate in place, and his personal terms have been agreed.

Normally, the last couple of weeks is essentially a victory lap for one candidate and an exercise in self-delusion for the other. For the first time in a long time, these last two weeks really count.

Max Heindel

Advancement and promotion in Mystic Masonry is not dependent on favor; it cannot be given till it has been earned and the candidate has stored in himself the power to rise, any more than a pistol can be fired till it has been loaded.

Chris Mooney

After it's sewn up, its safe to vote for the odd candidate in order to make a statement.

Employers have all the cards, ... Not only are they sharpening their salary pencils, but the screening of candidates is probably the toughest it's ever been.

Election years make the Lincoln-Reagan Day Gala even more important. There are normally more candidates during an election year ? the time people really want to speak to and meet the candidates.

(Early voting) is always a time which the best-organized candidates have a little more of an advantage. The better-organized candidates can get their people to the polls early.

Each candidate is being given a tour of the community. It will probably take until the middle of February to complete the (interview) process.

Essentially the same men who would be candidates for a prostate surgery are also candidates for radiation therapy.

Edmund White

Europeans forget that one-third of the American people have had a personal conversation with Jesus Christ and that the born-again are not just little old ladies in black but also CEOs and provosts of universities and candidates for office.

flattered that a number of people have approached him or mentioned to him that he would be a great candidate one day, down the line.

First there is the fact that the first round of elections (on February 7) is finished, and with the election of Mr. Rene Preval I think there is a certain relief in the population happy to see its candidate chosen.

(Ferguson) is clearly one of the strongest candidates we got to look at.

Rudy is definitely collecting some insider chits. But his problems remain at the grass roots. The rank-and-file Republicans who actually nominate candidates are much more conservative than Giuliani's record.

John Green

Sawyer lost despite being the stronger candidate in terms of experience.

Terry Collins

Schwartz was the candidate that stuck out the most for all three of us,

Perhaps at no time in the recent past has the need for quality city leadership been more critical to Mesa than it is now. We want Mesa residents to know as much as possible about the people who are running for a chance to provide that leadership, and The Republic's forum gives citizens an excellent chance to eyeball the candidates and give them the kind of job interview necessary for an educated vote.

Jack Germond

Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.