Washington Quotes
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What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people versus just having somebody in Washington make a rule.
Elinor Ostrom -
Washington's is the mightiest name of earth - long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name no eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to the sun, or glory to the name of Washington, is alike impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in its naked deathless splendor leave it shining on.
Abraham Lincoln
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We are worried about pressure being put on inspectors by certain circles in Washington
Igor Ivanov -
I wish continued success to the Foundation. You're doing an important job to help what is called 'the beautiful game'. You're helping it to expand at every level. I will always remember this very special night in Washington, D.C.
Lamar Hunt -
Washington's birthday is as close to a secular Christmas as any Christian country dare come this side of blasphemy.
Alistair Cooke -
Certainly I'm treating this as starting all over again and seeing if we can develop a winner in Washington. It's a tough league. We'll see what happens.
Joe Gibbs -
We just kept waiting and waiting and waiting but never did see a sense of urgency from Washington.
Janet Napolitano -
According to some reports coming out of Washington today, President Obama said Kanye West is a 'jackass.' Not since 'yes, we can' has Obama found a slogan so many Americans can get behind.
Conan O'Brien
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In New York, people are unhappy on purpose, because unhappiness makes them seem more complex; in Washington DC it just sort of works out that way.
Chuck Klosterman -
Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother's expectations of him.
Leonardo DiCaprio -
I guess the first time I played around Washington, D.C. was at a place called The Famous. That was the first place I played, I believe.
Ralph Stanley -
Today in Washington, D.C., several government buildings were left without power. Of course, the White House will be without power for two more years.
Conan O'Brien -
Breast feeding activists plan to descend on Washington for a public breast feeding demonstration. Also descending on Washington, thousands of men saying, 'What? I'm looking at the baby.'
Conan O'Brien -
I would never, ever in my life say, 'I want to go to Washington to heal the soul of Washington.'
Marianne Williamson
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There's this old line the wise folks in Washington have that "it's not the crime, but the cover-up."
Joshua Micah Marshall -
They wanted me to be a Washington.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
I don't want to negotiate with the power brokers in Washington; I want to tear them down.
Cenk Uygur -
Utah could elect its first black Republican woman to Congress. In other words, Utah finally got one black person and the first thing they want to do is send her to Washington.
Conan O'Brien -
Sometimes, when I come back to Washington from Indiana, I feel like an ambassador to a foreign country.
Evan Bayh -
I know your breed; all your fine officials debauch the younger girls who are afraid to lose their jobs: that's as old as Washington.
Christina Stead
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According to Washington insiders, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan could be the next official to leave the Bush administration. McClellan says he'd like to spend more time lying for his family.
Amy Poehler -
Measured by any standard, white or black, Washington must be regarded today as one of the great men of this country: and in the future he will be so honored.
Ray Stannard Baker -
We speak in the same voice with the United States because Washington, too, is interested to stop the spiraling of tension and normalizing the situation in the region. It is important not only that we speak in the same voice but that we also act in coordination with one another, which Russia is in favor of
Igor Ivanov -
In a sense, 'Twin Peaks' never really went away. They've got a 'Twin Peaks' convention up in Washington every year, and I'm pretty much recognized on a fairly regular basis from 'Twin Peaks,' so I feel like it never really got too far away.
Michael J. Anderson