Absurdity Quote by Linda Ellerbee

It is no secret that Washington, D.C., is a tempest of people and institutions relentlessly seeking power over the lives of everyday Americans.

— Scott Pruitt

Washington, D.C., is not a subtle city. Unlike the capitals of other once-great powers which, many hundreds of years old, present a more seamless…

— Uzodinma Iweala

Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it's the system - there…

— Esther Dyson

Washington, D.C. is a city filled with people who believe they are important.

— David Brinkley

“The nation’s leaders keep throwing out the word “Washington” as a vulgar abstraction. Nothing new here: the anti-Washington reflex in American politics has been…

— Mark Leibovich

Given the importance of Washington, outsiders probably have an unrealistic perspective on how large the city is. The fact is, Washington D.C. is a…

— Kevin Hassett

The city of Washington is in some respects self-contained, and it is easy there to forget what the rest of the United States is…

— Woodrow Wilson

We need to make people understand that there is a definite connection between what happens in their everyday lives and the decisions we make…

— Lucille Roybal-Allard

Washington, D.C. is not on the side of mainstream and main street America.

— Mark Meadows

Washington's a dangerous place.

— Jack Abramoff

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

— Lady Bird Johnson

“When they ask me to become president of the United States I'm going to say, "Except for Washington D.C.”

— Len Deighton