Washington Quotes

1320 Washington quotes by 849 unique authors

As to the war with Japan, the President had already received my memorandum in general as to the possibility of getting a substantial unconditional surrender… — Henry L. Stimson
Rich people march on Washington every day. — I F Stone
For most Americans, Friday afternoons are filled with positive anticipation of the weekend. In Washington, it's where government officials dump stories they want to bury.… — John Sununu
John Boehner is the ultimate Beltway hack, a man whose unmatched and self-serving skill at political survival has made him, after two decades in Washington,… — Matt Taibbi
This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist hacks… — Matt Taibbi
Washington isn't a city, it's an abstraction. — Dylan Thomas
Women have had the vote for over forty years and their organizations lobby in Washington for all sorts of causes; why, why, why don't they… — Dorothy Thompson
You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog. — Harry S. Truman
Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and why you got there in the first place. — Harry S. Truman
I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next… — Harry S. Truman
If you look - look at - I mean, look at what's going on with your gasoline prices. They're going to go to $5, $6,… — Donald Trump
George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie. — Mark Twain
Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all. They're interested in their companies, their corporations grabbing Caspian oil. — Gore Vidal
I like surfing in Mexico a whole lot better than sitting with people in Washington that I don't even like. — Jesse Ventura
I would give the people of America to their first opportunity to elect a president who doesn't belong to either party since George Washington. — Jesse Ventura
So why am I facing a recall election? Simple: the big government union bosses from Washington want their money. They don't like the fact that… — Scott Walker
I think Newt Gingrich has a proven track record of changing Washington and getting results. — J C Watts
Consider in Washington, around the country today we are talking about balanced budgets, paying down our national debt, getting the economy going, defending ourselves, activist… — J C Watts
Most of all, however, critics of black conservatives say we've forgotten where we came from. I may forget a federal budget number or, God forbid,… — J C Watts
The past two decades revolutionized the way we access information. You and I can have our questions answered with the click of a mouse at… — J C Watts
I've lived in Washington now for 44 years, and that's a lot of folly to witness up close. Whatever confidence and optimism I felt towards… — George Will
In the lexicon of the political class, the word 'sacrifice' means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington… — George Will
In Washington, DC, politics dominate even the most casual conversations. — Armstrong Williams
Americans have a lower opinion of Congress than they do of the NFL replacement refs, head lice, traffic jams, cockroaches and even the group to… — Juan Williams
Looking ahead, future generations may learn their social skills from robots in the first place. The cute yellow Keepon robot from Carnegie Mellon University has… — Daniel H. Wilson

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