Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

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.

(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.

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.

Our Democratic candidates up and down the slate are honest, qualified, enthusiastic people.

a training ground for democracy in which the candidates ... actually had to campaign, to get out the vote. These are all skills that Egypt doesn't have in large measures, and they are going to be critical if a real opposition will develop.

John Prescott

At present there are more Tory candidates than I've had hot dinners - and you can see I have had a few,

This is a crucial time for the party. Voters will only have two more chances to meet the candidates before the primary in May.

A lot of other candidates from the wider financial industry wouldn't raise the notion of a conflict of interest.

This is getting up there in unusual territory. Usually, you don't have that many candidates putting up a lot of money. Usually, there are one or two putting up big money, not six or seven.

Jerry Jones

This is an important day for our organization and an impressive milestone. These are three candidates who are more than worthy of induction, and I look forward to their selection in February.

This is a place that attaches itself to your heart. And that's the kind of person this school needs or can attract. But it's not necessarily one of 30 or 40 candidates churned up in a search. This person is not looking for a job and isn't necessarily easily pried loose. The good ones aren't.

This is the first time we've had a full slate in several years. And I think all of the Republican candidates are well qualified for their positions.

They don't want someone in office who truly signifies change, ... They want to hand-pick the candidates so they end up with someone who won't threaten the status quo here.

There were six qualified candidates before the primary. You could've put everyone's name in a hat and drawn out any name, and you would've been fine.

It's just a strategy that our district and other districts have started to employ. We're trying to ensure that we have a pool of qualified applicants by offering those opportunities in February or March rather than in August. Because by August, many of those candidates have found jobs.

Stuart Rothenberg

It seems to me there's a lot of smoke here, but I don't know how much heat. To the extent that any of these candidates are going to win, they will probably win because they are Democrats in a Democratic wave year, not because all of a sudden voters have embraced them because they are veterans.

It's a small truncated segment of the electorate, voters who are reasonably informed of the issues. I don't think the candidates have to do very much to win votes from those who share their views.

Everything reflects the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the demographics of the city. That impacted how many white candidates perceive their political fortunes.

Some patients aren't good candidates for current therapy strategies. Plus recent studies suggest that diet may play an important role in the development and recurrence of prostate cancer.

Scott Linehan

So we're going to be interviewing two or three candidates in the next four or five days and make sure they fit the requirements we have to coach our system and our defense.

So the African-Americans' candidates are progressing to the runoff.

Phil Hare

Now 43 precincts with Democrats who voted for candidates for Congress (in the primary) will have no voice.

Oil and gas companies are prime candidates for the IPCC solutions that help automate the entire communication chain, with value additions that enhance productivity and streamline operations, as communications is the pivot of any successful enterprise.

Jon Soltz

These candidates truly are the A-Team. Every single one of them are in a position to win their races if given the proper support, which we promise to deliver to them.

These candidates tend to have cultural and geographical strengths, though they do lack industry experience. Still, that can be less risky in a technical setting, especially if this person is running a purely technical shop or research and development staff.

These results are great - I feel we've won. People are definitely supportive of the issue. I'm going to carry on - with the Minuteman Project and we'll be supporting candidates for Congress.

As long as FEMA is under DHS, problems are likely to continue. I'm told that at least three state emergency officials have turned down the job of FEMA Director because it is under the Department of Homeland Security. Everyone says FEMA needs a top-quality director, but how do we get one when the top candidates won't take the job?

Those that are elected on Tuesday, we're likely to have as presidential candidates six and 10 years from now.