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With Barack Obama as president and the super-happening Michelle Obama as First Lady, you would think a new tone, a new tune, a kicky new… — James Wolcott
The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in… — Bob Woodward
Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him. — Bob Woodward
Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post. — Bob Woodward
Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred. — Bob Woodward
I have gone on the air and announced my telephone number at the Washington Post. I go into the night, talking to people, looking for… — Bob Woodward
Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter? — Steven Wright
Historically, if you look at people like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, people with disposable incomes have always been agricultural innovators. — Sandra Lerner
A lot of the geeks in Silicon Valley will tell you they no longer believe in the ability of policymakers in Washington to accomplish anything.… — Evgeny Morozov
The global triumph of American technology has been predicated on the implicit separation between the business interests of Silicon Valley and the political interests of… — Evgeny Morozov
The library of my elementary school had this great biography section, and I read all of these paperback biographies until they were dog-eared. The story… — Christine Quinn
I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't. — Mark Twain
We have great cities to visit: New York and Washington, Paris and London; and further east, and older than any of these, the legendary city… — Clive Barker
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves. If we are directed from Washington (heads of an organization) when to sow… — Thomas Jefferson
It thought about the magic that happens when you tell a story right, and everybody who hears it not only loves the story, but they… — Katherine Hannigan
It is quite common to hear high officials in Washington and elsewhere speak of changing the map of the Middle East, as if ancient societies… — Edward Said
I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington . . . I'm asking you to believe… — Barack Obama
We're up against the conventional thinking that says your ability to lead as president comes from longevity in Washington or proximity to the White House.… — Barack Obama
I should say here, because some in Washington like to dream up ways to control the Internet, that we don't need to 'control' free speech,… — Peggy Noonan
...what happened in New York and Washington is the same thing that England and America did to Berlin every day for three years during World… — Lemmy Kilmister
I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office." (Washington DC, 12 May, 2008) — George W. Bush
I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all the Mandelas. --George W. Bush, on the former South African president,… — George W. Bush
Without willing it, I had gone from being ignorant of being ignorant to being aware of being aware. And the worst part of my awareness… — Maya Angelou
..Washington, where the human rights of terrorists are often given high priority. And I am certain liberal politicians would defend their position to the death.… — Marcus Luttrell
And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the… — George W. Bush

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