City Quote by Anibal Acevedo Vila

If you can sell yourself as someone who knows how Washington works, someone who has these relationships, that's a very marketable commodity. If you're…

— Mark Leibovich

Most of the people who live in Washington come from other places and you can learn something from them.

— Sally Quinn

For more than eight decades, Washington has been my hometown. ... It is a city that offers me more people -- more different kinds…

— Katharine Graham

Things get very lonely in Washington sometimes. The real voice of the great people of America sometimes sounds faint and distant in that strange…

— Woodrow Wilson

It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships.

— Lois Frankel

I think it's funny that nobody wants to be liked by Washington. All the politicians go, 'I don't like Washington. They don't like me.'…

— Maz Jobrani

I think the city of Washington itself is insular to a certain extent. You have to get out in the country to realize what…

— Rosalynn Carter

What does Washington experience have to do with meeting the needs of the American people?

— Wayne Messam

I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me.

— Michael Bennet

People think I've done a lot for Washington, but it's done so many things for me. The ability to meet and connect with people…

— Kelsey Plum

It is very simple to be likeable in Washington. You just go along to get along. You just do what your leadership wants.

— Ted Cruz

I'm not a Washington person.

— Elizabeth Warren