Annoying people Quote by Ray Palla

“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

Once George Washington said, "I have to step down the so the country can move on."

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

“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

“Taking on Washington was the fastest way to commit political suicide in the revolutionary era.”

— Joseph J. Ellis

“Until Washington crossed the Delaware, the triumph of the old order seemed inevitable. Thereafter, things would never be the same again.”

— David Hackett Fischer

“We all agree that those in Washington aren’t serving the will of either side. Let’s set aside our differences for the moment, agree that…

— Joseph Befumo

“Washington had been the one member of the family ever to go off and work with John Roebling at bridgebuilding.”

— David McCullough

“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

“Sprints of massive focus are magical. There’s no United States without Washington leading those daring winter raids.”

— Sebastian Marshall

“And when they were elected, they arrived in Washington with absolutely no idea what to do. Their only goal had already been achieved: They…

— David Baldacci

“Washington had not even one pipeline into official circles of enemy capitals; they could not even estimate what the potential aggressor was thinking or…

— T. R. Fehrenbach

“That kind of subtle manipulation always works best amidst a flurry of distractions. Washington’s been doing it like that for decades.”

— Jim Butcher