Washington Quotes

1320 Washington quotes by 849 unique authors

You can't change Washington from the inside, you can only change it from the outside. — Barack Obama
I'm angry when we have to use state dollars to fill holes in our low-income heating assistance program because there isn't enough support from Washington. — Jodi Rell
George Washington understood that the Bible is the place where God's records of right and wrong are kept. — Randall Terry
The US no longer does decisions. It can neither stop the drug traffic nor legalize it. It can neither win wars nor abandon them, neither… — Fred Reed
The U.S. should stop garrisoning the globe, subsidizing rich friends, and reconstructing poor enemies. Instead, it's about time Washington focused on defending America and its… — Doug Bandow
If Abu Nidal is a terrorist, then so is George Washington. — Muammar al-Gaddafi
Six months have passed since that horrible, horrible event of terrorism in the twin towers and Washington. I hope people all over the world recognize… — Hamid Karzai
I assume, gladly, that in the allocation to America of remarkable leaders like Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln, the Lord was just as… — Neal A. Maxwell
$100,000 donors buy access to Congress and the White House. We believe it's long past time to clean up Washington. — William J. Clinton
There, in the middle of this mall is the Washington Monument, 555 feet high. But if we put a one in front of that 555… — Louis Farrakhan
WASHINGTON - Ever since President Obama ordered American warplanes to begin bombing terrorist targets in Iraq and Syria last year, members of Congress have insisted… — Peter Baker
It has become fashionable in Washington to argue that Obamacare cannot be reversed. That is nonsense. It's a fight worth waging, and a fight which… — Bobby Jindal
Much has already been learned about the arrogance of the IRS from the House investigations of the agency's targeting of conservatives. The revelations emerged despite… — Cleta Mitchell
The 2014 election has given the GOP the rare opportunity to retroactively redeem its brand. The conventional perception, incessantly repeated by Democrats and the media,… — Charles Krauthammer
Ascribing racial animus to people who are trying to safeguard democratic integrity is a crude yet effective political tactic that obscures the truth. But there's… — Edwin Meese
If you spend any time in Washington you'll find nerds. What happens is most of them sublimate their fixations with comics, or baseball cards, or… — Jonah Goldberg
One of his officers, Henry Lee, summed up contemporary public opinion of Washington: First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of… — George Washington
If Obamacare is allowed to stand - and Congress is allowed to make the purchase of government-endorsed health insurance compulsory - there will be no… — John Cornyn
In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington: Today it is 1 in 4. — John Ensign
He [Washington] has often declared to me that he considered our new constitution as an experiment on the practicability of republican government, and with what… — Thomas Jefferson
In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a President… — John Sergeant Wise
There are more facts and more truths told in the first eight minutes of The Daily Show than most political news conferences in Washington. — Tom Brokaw
If you had to work in the environment of Washington, D.C., as I do, and watch those men who are so imprisoned and so confined… — Barbara Jordan
On the evening of December 25, General Washington in a most severe season crossed the Delaware with a part of his army, then reduced to… — Mercy Otis Warren
Where Washington hath left His awful memory A light for after times! — Robert Southey

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