Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kofi Annan

It was normal for us to lend our support to candidates from (African) countries with links to France,

This many candidates can be daunting to voters. This forum allows the citizens to get to know more about the candidates. Plus, it gives the voters a chance to understand the important topics of our area.

This is the latest in a string of events that cause us serious concern about developments in Egypt, including reports of arrests of candidates and intimidation of voters in the recent parliamentary run-offs.

This is to give voters an informed choice about the candidates running for these two particular offices.

This is the time when good candidates decide whether they are going to run. And the atmospherics are not good for the party right now.

This is the time when good candidates decide whether they are going to run, ... And the atmospherics are not good for the party right now.

If Utah goes on February 5th, all these candidates have to come to Utah early in the schedule.

Mike Wallace

If you feel that strongly that we can get better candidates from California, let's get our next mayor or our next commissioner from there.

Paul Stamets

If you look on the fungal genome as being soldier candidates protecting the U.S. as our host defense, not only for the ecosystem but for our population... we should be saving our old-growth forests as a matter of national defense.

In Ward A and Ward C, in particular, you have a difficulty in getting candidates to run. A lot of times, you just have a single candidate. If you have everybody at large, and everybody can run, you have a chance to have more people running - and I always think that the more people who run, the better, because then you get more study and discussion of the issues.

In the past we found these fairs very successful for us. We've recruited very good candidates that have enjoyed coming over and we really enjoy being here.

Rebecca MacKinnon

Internet companies created the social-media tools that fueled the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street insurgencies, and that have helped political candidates rally grass-roots support.

Christine Pelosi

In politics, all candidates and volunteers are ambassadors to voters who expect better than parroting the politics of personal destruction. Being able to find common ground at the higher ground is what separates the stateswoman from the stuntwoman.

If you say that only conservative Republicans need apply, then you have diminished the pool of potential candidates significantly,

John Ridley

In every election cycle that I can recall, there comes a moment - or a few - where charges of elitism and claims of commonness are wielded by presidential candidates like a sword and shield: 'Vote for me 'cause I'm one of you. It's the other guy who's out of touch.'

I don't tend to think that they're that significant on the local level. I think people want to see more of the candidates in person.

I congratulate the candidates of MAS that have carried out a good campaign.

Because of all the money that was spent, it got voters more interested. If it had just been candidates who couldn't self-fund, I think turnout would have been much smaller.

Honestly, it wasn't (too tense). I know all of the candidates quite well, and I'm not a terribly competitive person, so I wasn't taking it as a personal battle.

Candidates who come within a narrow margin of defeat have a right to a discovery recount. There's definitely options for candidates who wish to pursue that route.

Candidates must figure on the short-list at least two years running to win,

Candidates have to look and see if, realistically, there is a way to get there.

Candidates are strategic about their decision to run. I'm sure there are people in the city of Murfreesboro, as vibrant as it is, who care about politics and would like to be mayor. They've just decided this isn't the right time to run.

Because we're very comfortable with our current lineup on our studio and game side of things, ... But we're always open to exploring potential candidates if the opportunity presents itself.

In America, we have an open election process. The candidates must do their part.

Harry Carson

I'm happy more candidates are being interviewed. But there are a number of very capable candidates who are out there, but aren't getting opportunities.

Stephen Harper

I like the position we're in. I think we're ready for an election. I think we've got the members, the money and candidates and the support we need to have an election at any time.

I like the idea of changing it so that everybody runs at large - because I think you get better candidates to run.

I'm certain we'll have candidates step forward, but I couldn't speculate on who they may be at this time, because I don't know. It will be interesting to see who runs.

Jack Germond

I really found this campaign odious. I couldn't get up for it. The quality of the candidates and the campaign, I just found the whole thing second-rate. I didn't know how to explain to my granddaughter that I was spending my dotage writing about Al Gore and George W. Bush.

Elizabeth Smith

I don't think some of the candidates addressed some of the issues that should have been addressed.

Jeffrey Sachs

It's time for other candidates to come forward that have experience in development.

It's to prevent any interference by local police, which the candidates have complained about,