Washington Quotes · Page 9

Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality.

— Andrew Johnson

If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very very low crime rate.

— Anonymous

Things have gotten so nasty in Washington.

— Robert M. Gates

Washington is not good at getting things done.

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

One out of three jobs in Washington is tied to trade.

— Anonymous

Washington's foot-dragging, obstructionism, and overreach must end.

— Todd Young

Everything we do is very, very touched by what happens in Washington.

— Bob Latta

The pure unadulterated disgust of Washington seems to me to be a really good thing.

— Penn Jillette

Partisanship may be King in Washington - but the rest of us don't have to pay tribute.

— Michael Bloomberg

We rely on the rule of law. I think we've lost touch with that concept in Washington.

— Luther Strange

The number one way of becoming powerful in Washington is by becoming the 'Washington Post.'

— Tina Brown

Washington is the place where nobody believes a rumor until it has been officially denied.

— Evan Esar

The idea that the business world's needs get ignored in Washington is perpetuated by business so it can fulfill even more of…

— Timothy Noah

What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people versus just having somebody…

— Elinor Ostrom

In Washington, one man could do what ten of them do. Things kinder run themselves, anyhow.

— Will Rogers

Why did I choose Washington among offers from other cities? Because it is the capital of the world.

— Vince Lombardi

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here.…

— Harry S Truman

I like Washington a great deal. I enjoyed living there. But then I've enjoyed living almost everywhere I've ever been. I just…

— Tom Brokaw

Security is a component of everyday life that one spending time in Washington, D.C., gets accustomed to. Metal detectors, police vehicle barriers…

— Mike Crapo

I find Washington audiences are basically the same as every other audience; they watch me and go, 'Who's idea was it to…

— Gilbert Gottfried

I like 'The Usual Suspects'. Great film. I also like 'Scarface', films like that. Lots of gangster films. I really like watching…

— Barkhad Abdi

In Washington, the translation of E Pluribus Unum has been lost. The belief that we are one nation - united in purpose…

— Madeleine M. Kunin

I don't want to go to Washington to be a co-sponsor of some bland little bill nobody cares about. I don't want…

— Elizabeth Warren

There is a problem in Washington, and the problem is bigger than a continuing resolution. It is bigger than Obamacare. It is…

— Ted Cruz

I know what I am in Washington to do: I'm here to fight for hardworking families.

— Elizabeth Warren

Washington is a place where good ideas go to die.

— Barack Obama

Change very often comes to Washington, not from Washington.

— Tom Perez

If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.

— Harry S. Truman

In Washington, there's always an effort to label people.

— Gale Norton

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

— John F. Kennedy

I'm ready to stand tall for freedom and get Washington out of our lives.

— Matt Rosendale

Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst.

— James Weldon Johnson

In Washington, the ostensible story is rarely the real story.

— Tom Fitton

I was born in Washington, D.C., and I was raised in Milwaukee.

— Kristen Johnston

Everything that's wrong in Washington had to start someplace.

— Amy McGrath

Anything said three times in Washington becomes a fact.

— Eugene McCarthy

The problem we have right now in Washington is we don't have the face of a leader.

— Rob Reiner

It's one thing about insurance, that's a Washington term.

— George W. Bush

I watch Denzel Washington films with subtitles.

— Bojan Krkic

Benghazi is important because it demonstrates all that is wrong in Washington.

— Brandon Webb