Washington Quotes

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The threat to globalization is not the wasted American dollars but Washington's readiness to mix US commercial interests with its self-appointed role as global protector. — William Greider
His [Gen. Douglas MacArthur's] own heroes were Lincoln and Washington, and in some ways he resembled them. — William Manchester
It was his [Gen. Douglas MacArthur's] relationship with the administration In Washington which became poisoned by his egomania. Link upon link the bond between events… — William Manchester
[May] this civic and social landmark [the Washington, D.C., Jewish Community Center] ... be a constant reminder of the inspiring service that has been rendered… — Calvin Coolidge
You will be favorable to Burr, and so must fail, because the American reader cannot bear a surprise. He knows that this is the greatest… — Gore Vidal
In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you're told… — Simon Hoggart
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama don't go to Georgetown... The Clintons did, indeed. And the Clintons go out and about in Washington now. They go… — Kitty Kelley
I admired Eugene McCarthy's courage and although I left his Senate staff after four years to accept a job as the researcher on the editorial… — Kitty Kelley
Mix one part Denzel Washington and two parts Eva Mendes and you have a nice hot cocktail. — Dean Cain
When the Supreme Court moved to Washington in 1800, it was provided with no books, which probably accounts for the high quality of early opinions. — Robert H. Jackson
I think being gay and gay people are the most wonderful things in the world. I wish all of us could have the power and… — Larry Kramer
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were gay, just for starters. They didn't have a name for it, but their primary affections and intellectual attractions were… — Larry Kramer
All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,'… — Carl Bernstein
Isn't that wonderful? When we drove through several of the places we lived - Grand Rapids, Washington - they all had those placards. That they… — Betty Ford
We Brits print banknotes out in Debden in Essex, and have contracted it out to the private sector. Here in the U.S. it is a… — Evan Davis
People who leave Washington do so by way of the box... ballet or coffin. — Clay Pell
I've always held the view that great states need strategic space. I mean, George Washington took his space from George III. Britain took it from… — Paul Keating
Speech writers are more vulnerable to vanity than any other group of people in Washington. — David Frum
People need to understand that in Washington, the process is the punishment. — David Frum
It's critical to have a sound foundation in free-market economics and the Constitution. A great many Republicans in Washington don't have that foundation. — Ted Cruz
I really think that people's right to happiness shouldn't be dictated by some policymaker in Washington, D.C. I've come to know a lot of people… — Jon Tester
It's time to take Economics 101 to Washington. We believe in liberty, we believe in limited government, we believe in free enterprise, we believe in… — Kurt Bills
What's unique about Washington is that no one's from here. Almost everybody came here to change the world, to make a difference. — Mark Batterson
Well, what I tried to do is simply to get out on the land. And when I came to Washington, I think one of the… — Bruce Babbitt
In every thriller written about Washington, particularly after 9/11, there are good guys and there are bad guys, and there's no gray area at all. — David Baldacci

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