Advance Quote by Thomas Mallon

Of course people think Washington is arrogant. It is.

— Carly Fiorina

It's not such a bad thing to bring some naive optimism to Washington.

— Rod Lurie

I don't think that Washington is a fundamentally bad or corrupt place.

— Beau Willimon

“Washington” has become for many a dirty word that connotes self-serving politicians and devious lobbyists. To be sure, they are there, but I remember…

— Dan Rather

In explaining any puzzling Washington phenomenon, always choose stupidity over conspiracy, incompetence over cunning. Anything else gives them too much credit.

— Charles Krauthammer

I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me.

— Michael Bennet

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

Washington is deeply frustrating because so many of the positions that politicians hold are a product of ephemeral self-interest. They reverse themselves, for themselves,…

— Ari Melber

I think it's funny that nobody wants to be liked by Washington. All the politicians go, 'I don't like Washington. They don't like me.'…

— Maz Jobrani

The people in Washington spend too much time in Washington, so they think Washington-centric thoughts.

— Howard Lutnick

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

The pure unadulterated disgust of Washington seems to me to be a really good thing.

— Penn Jillette