Washington Quotes

1320 Washington quotes by 849 unique authors

When you live in Washington, D.C., you do get a sense, in a very direct way, of the durability of our government and really, the… — Mark Leibovich
I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction. — Beau Willimon
Had I done the movies that were offered to me in my prime, at the height of my career, I would have been alongside the… — Edward James Olmos
I was a baseball player at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington even though I was all-city in basketball, even when I signed a… — Ryne Sandberg
I think on a whole host of issues Washington tends to be a lagging indicator on public opinion. — Dan Pfeiffer
Grover Washington was my main influence, and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins, Cannonball… — Kenny G
Black people have been qualified to be president for hundreds of years. George Washington Carver could have been president. I could go on with a… — Chris Rock
I grew up in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and went to college in Washington D.C. — Mike Birbiglia
Should hostilities once break out between Japan and the United States, it is not enough that we take Guam and the Philippines, nor even Hawaii… — Isoroku Yamamoto
Messrs. Washington and Lincoln would be appalled and saddened by what their successor, President Obama, and the modern Democratic Party are doing to the nation… — Monica Crowley
Messrs. Washington and Lincoln faced enormous difficulties, but they both gave their lives to make sure America survived. — Monica Crowley
The United States government in Washington constantly gives amnesty to its highest officials, even when they commit the most egregious crimes. And yet the idea… — Glenn Greenwald
I think Dianne Feinstein may be the most Orwellian political official in Washington. It is hard to imagine having a government more secretive than the… — Glenn Greenwald
The first several years of my life were used to upload incredible amounts of fear, and I just became afraid of everything. I was afraid… — Henry Rollins
Being in New York is an almost overwhelming experience. While Washington, D.C., is my favorite American city, I regard New York City as the most… — Henry Rollins
As a young person growing up in Washington, D.C., summers were hot, humid and relentless. My friends and I grew more restless and adventurous with… — Henry Rollins
As a longtime former resident of 15 years in Washington, I wish that everybody would stay off the Mall with their political cause so that… — P.J. O'Rourke
Watching Republicans in Washington is like watching lemmings, if lemmings jumped into cesspools instead of off cliffs. — P.J. O'Rourke
August used to be a sad month for me. As the days went on, the thought of school starting weighed heavily upon my young frame.… — Henry Rollins
Soon after the financial crisis of 2008, I was at a meeting in Washington with a group of U.S. senators. They had invited me to… — Bob Diamond
The Turkish Embassy in Washington is an ornate, eclectic building on the corner of Twenty-third Street and Massachusetts Avenue which was built originally for Edward… — George W. S. Trow
Naturally, no march on Washington would be complete without its counter-demonstration. — Jean Hanff Korelitz
Elizabeth Taylor had come to Washington with a few suitcases and found out that she was going to go to Iran and meet the shah… — Unknown Author
For Philistines like me, the mysteries of Washington can be both perplexing and wondrous. — David Harsanyi
The American people reject the idea of giving Washington a blank check to increase the debt limit. — Martha Roby

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