Capitol Quotes

123 quotes by 84 authors

At the White House, everybody works for the same person. They're all part of the same company. But on Capitol Hill, they're all independent contractors.… — Bob Schieffer
The dome of the U.S. Capitol has fallen into severe disrepair... As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, which oversees matters… — Charles Schumer
I never imagined working with CEOs, congressmen or the military, yet I make regular visits to the Pentagon, stop by the Capitol now and then… — Simon Sinek
Once again, the puppets on Capitol Hill are about to slam the Muppets on Main Street. The country still hasn't recovered from the Wall Street-induced… — Eliot Spitzer
The House Rules Committee is perhaps the free world's outstanding bureaucratic abomination - a tiny, airless closet deep in the labyrinth of the Capitol where… — Matt Taibbi
Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed… — Mark Udall
The power of the silent filibuster to distort Senate politics is now accepted on Capitol Hill and by the press as normal and not worth… — Juan Williams
So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the plans. — Suzanne Collins
So that's who Finnick loves, I think. Not his string of fancy lovers in the Capitol. But a poor, mad girl back home. — Suzanne Collins
If you're ever feeling a lack of middle-aged white men, just pop into the Capitol. Not so much the House of Representatives, which has a… — James Patterson
What's going on down there, Katniss? Have they all joined hands? Taken a vow of nonviolence? Tossed the weapons in the sea in defiance of… — Suzanne Collins
I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or… — Suzanne Collins
But Mockingjays were never a weapon," said Madge. "Theyâ€™re just songbirds. Right?" "Yeah, I guess so,â€ I said, But itâ€™s not true. A mockingbird is… — Suzanne Collins
Only I keep wishing I could think of a way...to show the Capitol they don't own me. That I'm more than just a piece in… — Suzanne Collins
What must it be like, I wonder, to live in a world where food appears at the press of a button? How would I spend… — Suzanne Collins
I roll my eyes. "So when did I become so special? When they carted me off to the Capitol?" "No, about six months before that.… — Suzanne Collins
My name is Katniss Everdeen. I am seventeen years old. My home is District 12. I was in the Hunger Games. I escaped. The Capitol… — Suzanne Collins
I'm not their slave," the man mutters. "I am," I say. "That's why I killed Cato... and he killed Thresh... and he killed Clove... and… — Suzanne Collins
Fine. I'll train. But I'm going to the stinking capitol if I have to kill a crew and fly there myself." Says Johanna. "Probably best… — Suzanne Collins
Peeta and I had adjoining cells in the capitol. We're very familiar with each other's screams. — Suzanne Collins

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