#elected

I am persuaded that in the case of elected officials, the overwhelming temptation is to conclude that it is more important for your constituents that you be reelected than that you deal honestly with them. ↗

— James L. Buckley

#case #conclude #constituents #deal #elected

On the other hand, we have in Israel, an Israeli government which has been elected by the Israeli people. Their political agenda is not for peace. They are from the camp anti-peace. ↗

— Rafik Hariri

#been #camp #elected #government #hand

I think we have a number of young people - like yourself - who want to make a difference. I'm not sure the numbers are as large because I think the burden of getting elected to public office at the national level has become astronomically expensive. ↗

— Birch Bayh

#become #burden #difference #elected #expensive

Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match. He had to try and hit in the one direction but unfortunately for him - though fortunately for me! - he hit in the wrong direction. ↗

— Vladimir Kramnik

#down #fortunately #game #going #had

I joke with my kids, who love history, that I'll be the only governor to be elected twice in his first term. ↗

— Scott Walker

#first #governor #his #history #i

Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#desire #elected #having #humiliated #man

Your commanders have ordered you to storm the White House and to arrest me. But I as the elected President of Russia give you the order to turn your tanks and not to fight against your own people. ↗

— Boris Yeltsin

#arrest #commanders #elected #fight #give

If George W. Bush is elected president, I'm leaving for France. ↗

— Robert Altman

#elected #france #george #george w #i

Rotary provides training at all levels so that those who have been selected for leadership positions have the opportunity to learn and apply leadership principles to their jobs. ↗

— Ron D. Burton

#been #jobs #leadership #learn #levels

I started in the mailroom, literally, as an intern... in 1974. The legislator I was working for at the time said, 'I want you to get your law degree and come back here and get elected and be the first woman governor.' I kind of took that guy seriously - I thought that sounded like a pretty good idea. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#be the first #come #degree #elected #first