If nothing else, politics and elections have given us some quotable quotes over the generations. Here are some you might not have heard recently:

"Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about."

- Mark Twain

"Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country."

- Margaret Thatcher

"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers."

- Nikita Khrushchev

"We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history."

- Sonia Johnson

"I am not a traitor and I will not be involved in this obscene inquisition."

- Dorothy Parker, at the McCarthy HUAC hearings in the 1950s

"Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"Meet the new boss; same as the old boss."

- The Who