Kevin de Leon Quotes

I thought I could make a difference, so I ran for office.

In an election, one needs both hope and audacity.

If I want to run for president, you'll be able to tell.

To be elected to public office requires no qualifications.

I would consider running for office. But not for mayor.

I spent almost two years trying to get my father elected president.

I got my name in the hat for 2019 Mayor of Houston, Texas.

With universal suffrage, every chief executive candidate must face the seven million people of Hong Kong, explain his or her political platform and mission, and win over the people by addressing their interests and concerns.

If I want to make political decisions, I should stand for election. If I want to do something in the legal field, that's different; that is my - they are my qualifications, but you know, the politicians are the ones who stand up there and are answerable to the people.

This election isn't about Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. It's about you. The other guys write $10 million checks and make $10,000 bets. But we've bet this campaign on you.

I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.

I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.

During the election in 1989, there was the first Soviet election with alternative candidates to local government. I myself arranged special training for them.

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

I'm unelectable in the District of Columbia.

You should go to the polls, organize yourself. But once lawmakers are chosen, they must be respected.

Things on the whole are much faster in America; people don't 'stand for election', they 'run for office.'

I ran for my first office at 25 against an incumbent city councilman. I took 55% of the vote and became the youngest councilman in the area at the time.

My firm belief is that people who aspire to public service should have the best advice up front, as they decide whether to run and the people decide whether to support them.

The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods.

A political campaign should be an education for both the voters and the candidates.

In politics, you have a one-day sale. You have every customer allowed in the store for one or two minutes on that day, and you have to sell a majority or plurality of the market or you are out of business.

What would Alex Rose do to us in the next election, Jackie?

You might be considering elected office because you are angry with those in power. Indignation can be a motivator to run but not to govern. If you win you'll need more than anger to govern.

You can't win an election unless you have a message.