Quotes About Washington

Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state.

You know what's funny is that I have this ongoing relationship with the city of Washington D.C. I went to George Washington University, and my nickname was K-Dub - based on G-Dub - and I'm now on the board of trustees at George Washington University.

I joined the 'Times' in 1972, and I came with the mark of Cain on me because I was clearly against the war. But my editor, Abe Rosenthal, he hired me because he liked stories. He used to come to the Washington bureau and almost literally pat me on the head and say, 'How is my little Commie today? What do you have for me?'

Washington is paralyzed by extreme political rhetoric that creates powerful sound bites but poor policy.

After being Washington's aide for four years and becoming the hero of Yorktown, Hamilton was viewed with a great deal of suspicion because of his association with Tories.

Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.

The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers.

The Democratic Party, all the candidates from Washington, they all know each other, they all move in the same circles, and what I'm doing is breaking into the country club.

I'm angry when we have to use state dollars to fill holes in our low-income heating assistance program because there isn't enough support from Washington.

Two million dollars is only small when you're talking about Washington, D.C.

What passes for real debate in Washington often seems more like an echo chamber, with politicians talking at politicians.

This is my fourth term and my seventh year. My first year was in 1997, the same year for Vic Snyder. It is still exciting to be there even though Washington is not run by Democrats right now, but we are working very hard.

I was born in Washington, D.C., and I was raised in Milwaukee.

Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world.

I grew up in Washington, D.C. But also loving the theater.

I believe, based on the activities, and I am not an expert on terrorism by any stretch, but I believe that when they attacked the United States and they attacked New York and Washington, D.C., they thought they could defeat us.

I did not come to Washington to raise the electricity rates by as much as $40 per month as this plan would do.

This was a dairy cow, and dairy cows have IDs on them. The ID was traced back to the farm in Washington. It's a dairy farm. And that farm now has been quarantined, and the owners have been very cooperative in doing that.

Yet there is disappointment in Washington and in the United States that Canada is not supporting us fully.

The 1st Congressional District contains almost half of the biotech and biomedical companies in Washington, and my job often allows me to meet the people responsible for this exciting research.

People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean?

Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him.

In Washington, DC, politics dominate even the most casual conversations.

Unavoidable circumstances prevent me from giving you ample written instructions. Such however as may be deemed necessary will be prepared and sent to you at the City of Washington in a very few days.