But there are times," said Charlotte, "when it is necessary and an act of friendship to write nothing rather than not to write.
The public is always relieved to find that once the chief officers of state are elected they do not sincerely want change.
I stood for parliament with the amazing support and help of my ex-husband, but it's not something that was handed to me like a peerage. I worked hard and was elected. So my achievements, such as they are, are my own.
And we know there has been horrendous loss of life and suffering and we know that there is anger. Anyone who came anywhere near the general election in constituencies with a substantial Muslim population knows that.
If Congress can move President's Day, Columbus Day and, alas, Martin Luther King's Birthday celebration for the convenience of shoppers, shouldn't they at least consider moving Election Day for the convenience of voters?
I haven't given up on working... across the aisle on issues and maybe it'll take an election or two for that to fully ferment, maybe it you know sometimes it takes awhile for people to realize what the best path is.
You don't support politicians in their elections if whoever's seeking money only has a goal to stay in office or get in office. You have to pick the people who are going to do the best job.
Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
I Kenneth Robert Livingstone, having been elected to the office of mayor of London, declare that I take that office upon myself, and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it to the best of my judgement and ability.
I got elected as the mayor of Philadelphia and yes I am black. But my responsibility is to all the citizens of the city.
Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate.
Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?
Five years ago, when I was elected, I had the feeling that the president doesn't have much to do. I've realized, though, that this is not a rubber-stamp position.
I think we do want a front-runner from the Republican Party who can win the general election.
It was clear soon after his election that Obama, like FDR, wanted to start dealing with the economic crisis immediately after his inauguration.
We are the choice elected few Let all the rest be damned There is room enough in hell for you We won’t have heaven crammed!
After one party loses two elections in a row, there's sort of blood in the water.
Well it's not a matter for me to say what Llew Smith can or cannot do, he's an elected Member of Parliament.
It is not patriotic to decide to destroy a new president who was duly elected by an overwhelming margin. It is un-patriotic to resolve to destroy that presidency.
This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in 'American Idol' than in any US election.
Collective solutions to individual problems is very seductive. It's how Obama gets elected, by the way.
