(74 quotes found)
“The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.”
Charles de Gaulle
“People tried to dismiss my candidacy when I ran for the United States Senate against an incumbent in 1992, and I had little money... And so I believe that so long as we have enough to keep going, to keep our operation going, to get to the point that people -- the people can speak, not just the money. The money primary is one thing, but the people's votes in the end will determine who wins,”
Carol Moseley Braun
“It is incumbent upon this commission to ensure that the Department of Defense's closure and realignment recommendations, especially those pertaining to the Air National Guard, do not undermine the unique mission responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security.”
Anthony Principi
“If you are an incumbent and you do a good job, you'll probably get re-elected.”
Andre Pineda
“The [incumbents] do not offer a product at a reasonable tariff.”
Barbara Dooley
“INCUMBENTS ARE VULNERABLE.”
Bart Decrem
“The incumbent airline must continue to serve the market until a replacement airline is selected.”
Bill Mosley
“We had an incumbent ... who couldn't think of a mistake he has made in four years and a challenger ... who has seven houses, married a billionaire and has French relatives.”
Bill Plante
“Incumbents need to be accountable to their constituents.”
Christopher Shropshire
“Take advantage of this wonderful new platform that you're selling and tie it back to the incumbent platform.”
Bob Greene