Hoping Quote by Arthur C. Clarke

It's hard enougth to find intelligent life right here in Washington!

— William Proxmire

I've just been very interested in the living side of Washington, rather than the federal side, since I was a kid.

— George Pelecanos

You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.

— George W. Bush

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

— Sally Quinn

Washington is a place where good ideas go to die.

— Barack Obama

For more than eight decades, Washington has been my hometown. My whole orientation is toward this place.

— Katharine Graham

I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.

— Beau Willimon

If you spend enough time in or around Washington, you'll meet amazing people who work for the government.

— Judy Woodruff

The cliche is that Washington is a transient town of people who blow in and out every four years with the new administrations. But…

— George Pelecanos

I think anybody who has been in Washington for almost 40 years has been there too long.

— Kelli Ward

Folks in Washington have it all figured out - they are going to make your choices and run your life.

— Carlos Beruff

It is difficult finding intelligence that is actionable in a lot of these places, but we have to keep trying.

— Hillary Clinton