Washington Quotes
1320 Washington quotes by 849 unique authors
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During the Reagan Administration, so much attention was devoted to fighting Marxism in Nicaragua and El Salvador that Washington lost sight of longer-term challenges in…
— Stephen Kinzer
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In the 1980s, the U.S. Army invaded two Caribbean countries, Grenada and Panama, to depose leaders who had defied Washington.
— Stephen Kinzer
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Challenging orthodoxy is a death sentence in Washington.
— Stephen Kinzer
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I eventually settled in Washington, where my partners and I have been fortunate to build a restaurant business that now employs thousands of Americans across…
— Jose Andres Puerta
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Among all the upheavals of war with al Qaeda, the surest indicator of the historic stakes is the ongoing rotation of top U.S. government managers…
— Barton Gellman
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At the end of the day, Obamacare is bad for America. Washington, D.C., exempted themselves. U.S. senators still do not have to be on Obamacare.
— Tim Huelskamp
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Like the pro-slavery forces who invaded Kansas, the pro-abortion forces in Washington and elsewhere want us to believe that abortion is not murder; that being…
— Tim Huelskamp
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I grew up in a Navy family, and like most service families, we traveled a lot and moved a lot. I grew up on both…
— Alan G. Poindexter
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Washington is designed not to solve problems. Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and…
— E L Doctorow
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Washington has a tendency to hold other powers to standards that it routinely flaunts - plain and simple.
— Thomas P.M. Barnett
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It was August 28th, 1963, and the greatest civil rights coalition in modern history had descended upon Washington. Hundreds of thousands of protesters trekked through…
— Yvette Clarke
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There are jerks all over Washington. Life is short; being a jerk is just unnecessary.
— Mona Sutphen
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For many Native Americans across the land, the name of the Washington football team is a deeply personal reminder of a legacy of racism and…
— Dan Maffei
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I believe both parties are sending the wrong kind of people to Washington, D.C.
— Elizabeth Emken
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We need new energy back in Washington.
— Elizabeth Emken
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Our workers, our American people who are already struggling, are going to continue to struggle until we can get somebody who can bring some business…
— Bobby Schilling
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I went to Washington several times at the request of different parties to talk about education reform. I used to always say I felt like…
— Paul Sadler
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Security is a component of everyday life that one spending time in Washington, D.C., gets accustomed to. Metal detectors, police vehicle barriers and heavily-armed police…
— Mike Crapo
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As long as the big banks are allowed to remain big, their political leverage over Washington will remain big. And as long as their political…
— Robert Reich
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Voters seem to understand what a big waste of time trying to change Washington is.
— Tina Brown
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I think Americans are - particularly, independent voters are looking at Washington, and they see too many taxes, too much spending, too much debt, too…
— Lamar Alexander
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The greatest threats to North Dakota are policies coming out of Washington, D.C. I see it every day and feel a sense of responsibility to…
— Kevin Cramer
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There were three great child singing stars: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Jackie Washington.
— Don Cornelius
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Sammy Baugh embodied all we aspire to at the Washington Redskins. He was a competitor in everything he did and a winner. He was one…
— Daniel Snyder
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The Washington Redskin fan base represents honor, represents respect, represents pride.
— Daniel Snyder
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