Community Quote by Barack Obama

Washington's a dangerous place.

— Jack Abramoff

I've been to Washington many times over the years for stories, and it always seems remarkably the same. More the same than the rest…

— Dave Barry

I was down in Washington when 9/11 happened. We were in the middle of putting together the next summer season, and all I could…

— Joanne Woodward

Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it's the system - there…

— Esther Dyson

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 have not been in Washington very long, but I've been there long enough to be shocked by how antiquated some of our laws…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

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

Washington is not a place to live in. The rents are high, the food is bad, the dust is disgusting and the morals are…

— Horace Greeley

I love Washington, but it is a self-important town.

— Lady Bird Johnson

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

— Marion Barry

Washington is a place where good ideas go to die.

— Barack Obama

Things have gotten so nasty in Washington.

— Robert M. Gates