Fitness Quote by Joseph J. Ellis

“It is worthy to note, that the early popularity of Washington was not the result of brilliant achievement nor signal success; on the contrary,…

— Washington Irving

“In truth, the situation was worse than they realized, and no one perceived this as clearly as Washington. Seeing things as they were, and…

— David McCullough

“: “[George] Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to those men whose inner life is faint.”

— William E. Woodward

“never liked the atmosphere of Washington. I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders were spending…

— Booker T. Washington

“Washington knew what he was about, though; he listened more than he talked, and when he said something, it was to the point.”

— Diana Gabaldon

Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to those men whose inner life is faint.

— William E. Woodward

“In Washington...the appearance of power is therefore almost as important as the reality of it. In fact, the appearance is frequently its essential reality”

— Henry Kissinger

But in his Farewell Address, George Washington made it clear that he perceived no greater threat to the American experiment than a partisan demagogue…

— John Avlon

“While the folks at home embraced him as an improbable hero, Washington was denigrated in England as a reckless young warrior and in France…

— Ron Chernow

“Given time, Washington DC. has a way of making a Politician out of an Honest Man.”

— Ron Rinna

“I swear if Washington moved any slower, we could be at war and it would all be over before they could even lift their…

— Ray Palla

“ He didn't seem to understand yet was that I didn't really care about the ways of Washington.”

— Elizabeth Warren