Quotes about Voting

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost."
-John Quincy Adams

"My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote."
-Sandra Day O'conner

"Voting is a civic sacrament."
-Theodore Hesburgh

"In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport."
-Dick Gregory

"I'm voting for Gore because the other is unthinkable. Which most of us will probably do. I hope all of us. I've always liked Ralph Nader and would like to see a real third party, but the thought of George Bush as president is unthinkable."
-Richard Gere

"I take my vote as a salute to the little guy, the one who doesn't hit 500 home runs. I was one of the guys that did all they could to win. I'm proud of my stats, but I don't think I ever got on for."
-Joe Morgan

"Voting for the right is doing nothing for it."
-Henry David Thoreau

"A democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Freedom under a constitutional republic is a well armed lamb contesting the vote."
-Benjamin Franklin

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
-Benjamin Franklin

"We do a round of voting for prizes. It takes a couple of rounds. The awards of merit are usually the contenders for the top prizes."
-Carol Brode

"It's discouraging for softball, ... This may be painful for me and my company. But I think it would have been worse if I'd voted — to have someone with a financial interest in softball voting for it."
-Jim Easton

"A fraud is being committed beyond the voting booths, obliging people to vote against their will. An election under these conditions is suspicious."
-Horacio Serpa

"We don't have $1.7 million to spend on voting systems every two years. We eventually have to come up with something that's stable."
-Tom Mayer

"The voting for the September and October movies indicates people want to see the following movies, 'The Lion in Winter' and 'Breaking Away.' The final movie selections for September and October will be announced at the beginning of this Thursday's movie."
-Greg Scott

"People's Choice voting is Saturday only. The ribbons will be placed on the exhibits on Sunday. Voting will be for best of show and second and third place."
-Jan Connelley

"When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. That's something I value. Fairness, kindness, generosity, tolerance. When they talk about values, they're talking about things like going to church, voting for Bush, being loyal to Jesus, praying. These are not values."
-Bill Maher

"Mr Rene Garcia Preval is credited with 51.15 per cent of the votes based on 96 per cent of voting stations counted, and is declared the winner."
-Max Mathurin

"I have a problem with voting on this right now; I don't think it is good government to rush into anything."
-Mary Sperr

"I plan on voting against tabling this. I think we ought to move on and vote up or down on it. Or, somebody needs to come up with an alternative, but I'm not going to keep focusing on this issue."
-Garry Thomas

"No call for boycott has worked, ... The most important thing is for Iraqis to take part by voting 'yes' or 'no.'"
-Leith Kubba

"I'm very surprised - exercising our voting rights is our right. How can that be a bullying tactic?"
-Ronny Tong

"I don't think with today's technology we can have a voting system that is fully electronic that can be trusted."
-Avi Rubin

"My people are voting for change. Fifty-two percent of people agree that it is time for a change."
-Borris Miles

"Of the 181 elected Texas legislators serving during the 79th Legislative Session and special called sessions in Austin, only 11 legislators were commended for their conservative voting record. We appreciate those legislators who made Texas families their priority."
-Cathie Adams

"They're moving targets. I don't think anybody in the Senate really has a good sense going into the fight ... [of] what we're going to be voting on."
-Bryan Gulley

"Young people think broadly about voting rights or economic rights but don't understand how individuals were affected by voting rights. The right to vote was to get people out of office who would bring on segregation."
-Dean Rowley

"After watching Kerry's shift from voting for the Iraq war to being an 'anti-war' candidate to being 'proud' of voting for our troops before he voted against them, veterans ... are unlikely to trust John Kerry to lead the men and women currently in uniform."
-Steve Schmidt

"Nowadays, with the electronic voting systems, you don't know what even looks suspicious if you're an elections official. You need people who understand software and software security to understand what the risks are."
-Herbert Thompson