American Quote by Mark Leibovich

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

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

We believe that the best of America is not all in Washington, D.C. ... We believe that the best of America is in these…

— Sarah

There is a gentle absurdity about Washington, D.C., and it is easy to develop affection for the place, if you can forget that the…

— Linda Ellerbee

I think the city of Washington itself is insular to a certain extent. You have to get out in the country to realize what…

— Rosalynn Carter

George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city, and it tingles down to the feet of every…

— William Howard Taft

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

— David Brinkley

Sometimes I wonder whether Washington's liberal politicians truly understand the greatness that is America.

— Mitt Romney

The cliche is that Washington is a transient town of people who blow in and out every four years with the new administrations. But…

— George Pelecanos

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

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

— Len Deighton

The power in Washington, D.C., is centered on the status quo - outdated systems, models, and programs built for a previous century. With more…

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers