Washington has always had a pretty healthy amount of self-loathing. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Washington has become this place that people don't leave. It has become this permanent feudal class. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Spirituality in Washington can be more of a - I don't want to say it - but, a networking opportunity. Religion is… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
I violated, apparently, an unspoken rule that we are supposed to take care of our own. Frankly, if that invites discomfort, I… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
When you live in Washington, D.C., you do get a sense, in a very direct way, of the durability of our government… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
There's something called the 'Washington Read,' which is the habit of many locals to go into a bookstore, pull a book off… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
I always prided myself on being apart from the ruling class. I think it's always important, not just in Washington but in… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
“The nation’s leaders keep throwing out the word “Washington” as a vulgar abstraction. Nothing new here: the anti-Washington reflex in American politics… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
If you can sell yourself as someone who knows how Washington works, someone who has these relationships, that's a very marketable commodity.… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
To cover politics in Washington allows you to live in the very, very wide gap between what the actual truth is, and… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
But 'This Town' is official Washington. It's political Washington. It's not the Washington that clogs New York Avenue. It's not the Washington… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
“The low point occurred in July, during Romney’s junior week abroad, in which the press became increasingly frustrated over Romney’s refusal to talk to… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
To cover politics in Washington allows you to live in the very, very wide gap between what the actual truth is, and how people… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
Politicians, in many cases - their moral code will be dictated by what can get them reelected, what they can get away with. When… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
“The Founding Fathers are always spinning in their graves over something, as is Ronald Reagan, or FDR. Edward R. Murrow is a perennial grave… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
Media has changed dramatically, as you and I know. We're in a world now where you're rewarded for being outrageous. Punditry has replaced reporting… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
Washington has become this place that people don't leave. It has become this permanent feudal class. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
I'm just a journalist. I shine a mirror to the culture. I give the cop-out answer. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
“a mantra she attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt: women in politics, she said, “need to develop skin as tough as a rhinoceros hide.” — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
I work for a big newspaper, and I guess I'm an insider. I don't have the luxury of calling myself a foreign correspondent and… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
Spirituality in Washington can be more of a - I don't want to say it - but, a networking opportunity. Religion is often used… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
I have been a print reporter my whole career. It's all I ever wanted to be. I specialize in political profiles. I have probably… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share
