Famous Quotes & Sayings

P. J. O'Rourke

Something that confirms all fears and many conspiracy theories about government is finding out what our elected representatives would put into law if they could.

Rob Woodall

Do you think states' rights would have disappeared if state legislatures still elected our United States senators? Do you think our United States senators would be difficult to contact if they were named by our state legislatures?

Do you know one of the most interesting things is, when we lost office in '51 we did so on a higher vote that we'd been elected to in '45.

There's a natural pursuit of elected officials which I think is healthy and normal.

At a minimum, we will would like to see some new opportunities for regional transit to be presented to our elected officials.

John Edward

a strong network of elected officials in South Carolina.

Fabian Nunez

This is not the governor you elected, ... We elected him governor, not king.

This is not his fault; he was not ready. Getting elected and being ready to do the job are two different things.

Ismail Haniyeh

This is an elected government and it must be given all the authorities and they should not be touched.

Robert Long

It really is an honor to be elected moderator of this body. I do thank you for your confidence.

Paul Hewitt

For Eureka, things we can do (are) speak one-on-one to our neighbors and friends (and) to our elected officials (about risky drinking).

Stuart Pearce

This must be the only industry in the world where you can have a total novice, who has not even been in management for one year, being touted for the top job in English football. Would we say the next prime minister is going to be someone who has not even been elected as an MP (lawmaker) yet? No.

Rob Schneider

There was no task that he wouldn't take on. When negotiations would roll around, people would make sure that Martin got elected to that committee. They wanted his experience, his intellect.

You're talking about a democratically elected Islamic government that is part of the wider Muslim Brotherhood network in the region.

Another misconception is that we are elected officials, and we are the final decision-makers.

Don't think that we're not interested in what you have to say, because this is your road, ... It's not just our road and it's not just elected officials' road.

We think Mathieu is at the point where we think he's ready for the No. 1 role, ... We've liked him in the Montreal organization and traded for him. He elected to play in Manchester (AHL) during the lockout and had a great year.

was elected on a totally, totally different agenda.

Frederick Chiluba

We are still firmly in control, ... legal and democratically elected government.

Heather Williams

We feel like the elected officials in the House and the Senate should be the ones looking at this legislation and making a decision. Just like we would not put to a vote for the public anything such as health codes, speed limits or things of that nature.

Michael Nutter

I got elected as the mayor of Philadelphia and yes I am black. But my responsibility is to all the citizens of the city.

I've talked to people in all walks of life, from elected officials ... to the guy who repaired my shoes.

I've never sought elected office since I was a senior class president in high school.

We wish the new, democratically elected government success. The United States is going to support the new government.

George Carlin

We get what we deserve. They are our elected officials.

Viktor Yushchenko

that I have lived to the time when the Ukrainian president is elected not in Moscow, not in Washington, but in Ukraine.

Marsha Blackburn

It is Republicans that have led the fight for women's equality. Go back through history and look at who was the first woman to ever vote, elected to office, go to Congress.

It is reprehensible that some elected officials are looking to score political points in the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation.

Red Faber

It's a great honor to me to be named to the Hall of Fame. It's very hard for me to even imagine that I would ever be elected to it.

elected to make tough decisions, and this was one of them.

Elected officials who win trust, like Strom Thurmond and Fritz Hollings, get re-elected.

Silvio Berlusconi

elected by moderate voters who mandated these gentlemen to do the exact opposite of what they're now doing.

Bloomberg could not have been elected with the Independence Party,