There are jerks all over Washington. Life is short; being a jerk is just unnecessary. — Mona Sutphen Copy Share Image
Just because you have checks in the checkbook doesn't mean that you have money in the bank, and Washington has failed to… — Mike Bouchard Copy Share Image
The problem we've got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other. — Jim DeMint Copy Share Image
It's kind of the Washington, D.C., chattering class. They kind of talk amongst themselves. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I only got interested in radio once I talked my way into an internship at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 1978,… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
Improving some of the rules under which the Senate functions can begin to replace some of the bad habits Washington has developed… — Michael Bennet Copy Share Image
People oftentimes refer to me as 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' So, I'm Mr. Johnson. I'm a complete outsider. — Ron Johnson Copy Share Image
Bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., shouldn't know how to better educate my kids than I do. — Matthew Whitaker Copy Share Image
“Gates should have exceeded Washington as a military leader. He had long experience in a professional army and was more loved by… — John Ferling Copy Share Image
And Ill tell you, few things make me more angry than some out of touch Washington politician saying that Head Start doesnt… — Senator John Kerry Copy Share Image
People ask, quite legitimately, why [Betsy] DeVos and why not a lot of the others? But it's because it has to do… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Starting in '98 when I was researching 'Traffic,' I got to meet really serious people in Washington, which for a screenwriter was… — Stephen Gaghan Copy Share Image
“Washington insisted—possibly to rally his own resolve—that they must never lose sight of “the goodness of our cause.” Difficulties were not insurmountable.… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
When asked what he was fighting for, General Washington, in writing to General Thomas, said the object was 'neither glory nor extent… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
We all know that Washington families are making a tremendous commitment to winning the War on Terror. Tonight, more than 22,000 Washington… — Patty Murray Copy Share Image
Sadly, far too many politicians in Washington lack the courage to do something to fix our problems. They are worried about the… — Matt Salmon Copy Share Image
We all know there are problems with Obamacare, and Washington's implementation of it has been abysmal. But rejecting Medicaid won't fix any… — Jay Nixon Copy Share Image
Washington, D.C. is full of think tanks, theoreticians and advocacy groups. Governors are the ones whose feet are on the ground. — Phil Bredesen Copy Share Image
One doesn't soon forget the natural beauty of Washington, although those of us who live here do sometimes take it for granted. — Katharine Graham Copy Share Image
In Washington, if someone disagrees with you, the problem must be your heart - you must be evil. — Steve Southerland Copy Share Image
The Washington Redskin fan base represents honor, represents respect, represents pride. — Daniel Snyder Copy Share Image
It is my belief there is too much concentration of power and spending in Washington. — Jeff Fortenberry Copy Share Image
Washington is not a city that takes great pride in being a healthy place, necessarily. Now, I have no data. That's just… — Tom Rath Copy Share Image
I grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. I attended the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland, from 1978 to 1984. — Christine Blasey Ford Copy Share Image
The problem is that, over time, big pieces of business that have to get done without leadership from Washington, don't get done. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There is an extraordinary degree of amity among Washington poets. They hang together. You would be hard pressed to find that in… — Maxine Kumin Copy Share Image
Historians evaluating George W. Bush's first term will focus on foreign policy and, most of all, 9/11. I think they will criticize… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
I can think of no one that my grandparents knew, that told me stories and that I experienced myself, had any sense… — Ed Smith Copy Share Image
When I left Washington, we actually had a balanced budget and we paid down the most amount of the national debt in… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
We need different perspectives here in Washington - someone who has private-sector experience, somebody who's actually created jobs, manufactures products, understands the… — Ron Johnson Copy Share Image
There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Incumbent Congresswoman Bustos has proven during her time in Washington that she doesn't understand or feel the pain of middle class families.… — Bobby Schilling Copy Share Image
Barack Obama is not a man of The Gut, and it is driving official Washington crazy. This is a good thing, because… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
While Washington pays lip service to the challenges facing small businesses, it repeatedly chooses its own expansion over results. In effect, government… — David Malpass Copy Share Image
Smart and savvy, the fearless female member of George Washington's Secret Six is a testament to the strong women who have helped… — Brian Kilmeade Copy Share Image
We're a small state. Our quantity of representation in Washington is not as large as a Texas, an Ohio, or a New… — Scott Pruitt Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that whether it's in London or Egypt or Turkey or New York or Washington, we have… — John Reid Copy Share Image
The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy… — Ron Paul 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
I like that show 'Ray Donovan' - I'm obsessed with that. He's in Hollywood, he's some kind of a fixer, but he's… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
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