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Well, first of all, I was asked by Ross Perot on a telephone call in March of 1992 if, since he had committed on the Larry King Show to becoming a candidate for president, to get on all 50 ballots. ↗

— James Stockdale

#ballots #becoming #call #candidate #committed

A 527 doesn't have a wife. It doesn't have a brother-in-law who knows a lot about politics, or a union president who calls and doesn't like the color of the suit, or bimbo eruptions. It's the perfect candidate, because it has no personal characteristics. ↗

— Roger Stone

#because #bimbo #brother-in-law #calls #candidate

A candidate who tries to steer a path down the middle in an effort to 'win independents' runs the risk of convincing everyone that they have no core values. As much as - or more than - any other voters, independents want to see conviction and authenticity. ↗

— John Sununu

#authenticity #candidate #conviction #convincing #core

One thing I resent is the slur that I just support political candidates because of the business. ↗

— Rupert Murdoch

#business #candidates #i #just #one thing

I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out. ↗

— David Sedaris

#case #change #ever #figure #got

No candidate dares to look for a new campaign model that could really enhance the democratic process. Instead we are left with the current one which makes our candidates look like hucksters. ↗

— Greta Van Susteren

#candidate #candidates #could #current #dares

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one who can only speak prose. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#between #candidate #distinction #key #only

I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war march. ↗

— Al Sharpton

#anti-war #candidate #come #every #first

Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock'n'roll, politics as a movie. ↗

— Joe Eszterhas

#candidate #front #getting #meanwhile #movie

It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love. ↗