Washington Quotes · Page 20

Every time anybody in Washington talks about legal status, amnesty, anything of that nature, it becomes a magnet that lures people in…

— Louie Gohmert

Sometimes, I myself, even though I'm in Washington, I go quiet because there is so much intimidation around me.

— Jamal Khashoggi

Members of Congress have more in common with the people they hobnob in Washington, D.C., than they do with the people they're…

— Ben Shapiro

If ever there were a place where people not only tend not to face economic facts, but it's almost their purpose not…

— P. J. O'Rourke

Washington, D.C., is the new Wall Street. No significant financial transaction of any consequence occurs without it.

— Wilbur Ross

Washington is an incumbent protection machine. Technology is fundamentally disruptive.

— Eric Schmidt

Betty Ford and I were colleagues for years, working together for women's rights in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere in the country.

— Karen DeCrow

There's a tension in Washington that was undeniable. I could write my name in the air there.

— Barry Trotz

I think it's clear to me that what - when I look at the tea party, it's about one-third Democrat, one-third Republican,…

— Jeff Sessions

What's the difference in opening from scratch in Philly or opening from scratch in New York? The old out-of-town tryout circuit -…

— Patti LuPone

When Mr. Obama entered office, he said all the right things about getting Washington spending under control. He even promised to cut…

— Pete Hegseth

It's difficult for democracy to function properly under the most favorable circumstances, but it has no chance at all when millions of…

— David Harsanyi

Spirituality in Washington can be more of a - I don't want to say it - but, a networking opportunity. Religion is…

— Mark Leibovich

I found that there is very little interest in Washington for true election reform. That neither the White House nor either house…

— DeForest Soaries

You know the way Washington works. Once you start floating ideas, they are immediately attacked by all the different interest groups before…

— Judd Gregg

Washington was taken by surprise by the Egyptian revolution because policy experts focused too much on Mubarak and his government, and too…

— Cynthia P. Schneider

In Washington, no one believes anything unless it comes from 'The New Yorker,' 'New York Times' editorial page, or 'The Washington Post.'

— Tucker Carlson

You've got to just follow the money [in Washington]. You see it. There's no countervailing power.

— Robert Reich

Washington has become this place that people don't leave. It has become this permanent feudal class.

— Mark Leibovich

People in both parties are restless for change, ready to break free of old patterns in Washington.

— Mike Pence

Everything's viewed with a political lens in Washington, and that's just the nature of the beast, and it is what it is.

— Jeb Bush

Let's establish that no one in Washington actually cares about balancing the budget.

— Cenk Uygur

There are as many Democrats that are guilty as Republicans and their spending habits. And the fact is, is that Washington is…

— Sarah Steelman

Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government.

— Mike Quigley

Jon Tester continues to tell Montanans one thing and then votes the other way when he's back in Washington D.C.

— Matt Rosendale

Like you, I'm fed up with business as usual in Washington. Send me to Congress, and I won't tweak our broken system.…

— Francine Busby

There is no greater threat to Washington, D.C., than Bernie Sanders, and they know it.

— Cenk Uygur

It sure would be nice to have a Washington that was there for us, but most help has always been local and…

— Eric Garcetti

I think a lot of Americans are not sure which side Washington is on: the side of banks or the side of…

— Elizabeth Warren

Naturally, no march on Washington would be complete without its counter-demonstration.

— Jean Hanff Korelitz

Washington has a tendency to hold other powers to standards that it routinely flaunts - plain and simple.

— Thomas P.M. Barnett

Yet there is disappointment in Washington and in the United States that Canada is not supporting us fully.

— Paul Cellucci

What's unique about Washington is that no one's from here. Almost everybody came here to change the world, to make a difference.

— Mark Batterson

You talk to the farmers, the ranchers, our small community bankers, and boy, one of the No. 1 issues is the regulations…

— Steve Daines

What was Ted Kennedy? Was he not the ultimate insider in Washington, yet maintaining philosophical views, when necessary?

— Michael Capuano

In Washington, I will never vote to raise taxes, I will fight to repeal healthcare reform, and I will work to balance…

— Andrew P. Harris

The change doesn't come from Washington ever. Change comes from below. It comes from the pressure building amongst the American people.

— Rick Rowley

I've always believed that the things middle class families struggle with around their kitchen tables should define my work in Washington.

— Gary Peters

I attended the Women's March on Washington with a group of artists, curators, and art-world professionals.

— Zoe Buckman

Washington told Wall Street, 'We're going to let y'all regulate yourselves.' The Republicans were in charge. They never said a word.

— Ronnie Musgrove