"The Minnesota Republican hierarchy didn't want me to run against their incumbent in 2000; they didn't know who I was. And once many party bigwigs did get to know me, they weren't sure that I could win the seat."

-- Michele Bachmann

#Running Quotes #Party Quotes #Winning Quotes

“I used a lot of pancake makeup and a prayer, and a Buddhist chant.”
“The Bible identifies 15 crimes against the family worthy of the death penalty. ABORTION is treason against the family and deserves the DEATH PENALTY. ADULTERY is treason to the family; adulterers should be put to DEATH. HOMOSEXUALITY is treason to the family, and it too, is worthy of DEATH.”

Source : "Moyers: God and Politics", TV series (1987– ). ""On Earth as It Is in Heaven, 1988.
“Life at university, with its intellectual and inconclusive discussions at a postgraduate level is on the whole a bad training for the real world. Only men of very strong character surmount this handicap.”
“You have an Ice Cream Sundae, put the whipped cream on - that's what managers do.”
“I was called 'Dumbo,' like the elephant, as a child because I couldn't understand things at school.”
“Hereâ€™s to books, the cheapest vacation you can buy.”
“President Ronald Reagan on his 1980 opponent: "I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that Jimmy Carter came to me and asked why I wanted his job. I told him I didn't want his job. I want to be President."”
“I've been trying to watch my weight a bit, but when I come to Las Vegas, all bets are off. I get enough healthy food in L.A. where the food is the size of a quarter and costs $40 - when I'm in Vegas, I want a steak!”

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