District Quotes

273 quotes by 215 authors

Even in Madison's day, the practice of gerrymandering for partisan advantage was familiar. In the late seventeen-eighties, there were claims that Patrick Henry had tried… — Jeffrey Toobin
I respect everything the District Attorney and Sheriffâ€™s Office did to thoroughly investigate this tragic accident. While the process was long and emotionally difficult, it… — Tony Stewart
As a former District Attorney and Attorney General, I know the urgency of providing safe homes, schools and neighborhoods for all. This remarkable tour-de-force is… — Scott Harshbarger
Whenever I tour my district and I ask small businesspeople 'what can I do to help?,' they tell me to just get government out of… — Diane Black
It isnt easy to put all of the ingredients together and one of the key things is this is the first time theres been a… — Lamar Hunt
I fully appreciate the fact that George W. Bush won 49% of my district. — Jim Costa
Over this August district work period, like many of my colleagues, I spent a lot of time with the men and women in uniform from… — Zach Wamp
I believe that the ascent of mountains forms an essential chapter in the complete duty of man, and that it is wrong to leave any… — Leslie Stephen
Virginia and Maryland attorneys argued this is a national problem and needs a national solution. I'm hoping that with a federal court agreeing this is… — Walter Smith
The District of Columbia is one gigantic ear. — Ronald Reagan
Coughs seem very common here, especially among the children, though people look strong and healthy, but in the absence of proper statistics one cannot undertake… — Edward Burnett Tylor
I hate to lose the constituency that I've worked with, but I've got 170,000 people to meet in my new district. — Albert Wynn
I am a little uneasy about the abolishment of slavery in this District of Columbia. — Abraham Lincoln
For example, in my district there are visitors from all over the world who are drawn to our beautiful beaches, recreational lakes, habitat wildlife preserves… — Mark Foley
...it was a huge creature, luminous, ghastly, and spectral. I have cross-examined these men, one of them a hard-headed countryman, one a farrier, and one… — Arthur Conan Doyle
I hope that the residents of my current district - from Quincy to Provincetown and the Islands - know that their well-being is my primary… — Bill Keating
I am deeply grateful for all the friendships that I have all across this district, especially here in Ithaca. Ithacas a wonderful place. Im very… — Maurice Hinchey
When school district officials literally laughed at the notion that the Me Generation â€” this was the label for my generation â€” would jump at… — Wendy Kopp
In London, almost all Jewish shops in the Whitechapel district were displaying placards denying entry to German salesmen and affirming their anti-Nazi boycott. Teenagers patrolled… — Edwin Black
Although the District of Columbiahas had a ban on handgun sale and possession since 1976, Washingtonresidents are held hostage by the lax gun laws of… — Josh Sugarmann

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