Always Quote by Eric Garcetti

I've just been very interested in the living side of Washington, rather than the federal side, since I was a kid.

— George Pelecanos

I love Washington, but it is a self-important town.

— Lady Bird Johnson

I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made…

— Bill Gates

The last thing I will pay attention to is any of the usual Washington back and forth.

— Robert Wilkie

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

Washington would be much better off if it looked more like a state legislature.

— Kathy Szeliga

If anybody asks me where I'm from, my first inclination is to say, 'Washington,' because that's where I grew up meaningfully.

— Ahmet Ertegun

Washington is a place where good ideas go to die.

— Barack Obama

I like Washington a great deal. I enjoyed living there. But then I've enjoyed living almost everywhere I've ever been. I just find that…

— Tom Brokaw

Most of the people who live in Washington come from other places and you can learn something from them.

— Sally Quinn

Washington is too expensive.

— Dan Donovan

I like living in Washington.

— Alexander Ovechkin