Elected Quotes

[At 31, Mr. Kilpatrick became the youngest mayor ever elected in Detroit. Now 35, he campaigned as a symbol of the future of the city.] He shows a young spirit... He's not just focused on right now, he's trying to focus on our future. And if it was up to me, I'd vote for him for the next 16 years. - Barry Ferguson

[AMMAN, Jordan -- Shortly after the 25-member Governing Council was appointed in Iraq, the head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, questioned the U.S.-appointed Council's legitimacy.] If this Council was elected... it would have gained much power and credibility. - Amr Moussa

[Alan Rosenberg , husband of Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows), has been elected president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). The actor will replace Melissa Gilbert , who stepped down as president this summer because of all the fighting within the organization.] Actors have real value... We are the product in this town and we have to stand up and start behaving like it. - Alan Rosenberg

[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised to get elected, and compromised repeatedly to stay in office. - Dick Gregory

[03 August 2005 We caught up for a few words with Charlie Hunnam recently. Which was nice. Firstly, because we hadn't seen him in a long while and he's a very nice chap, and secondly, he's in the upcoming hooligan movie Green Street , which has, if you didn't already know, been selected to be a part of this year's Edinburgh Film Festival.] I'm thrilled, ... I've never been to this festival before. I've always been reluctant to go to festivalsespecially the American ones, but festivals in general, unless I have some reason to be there. - Charlie Hunnam