“ In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you're told how rich they are. And in New York they tell you what their rent is. ”
- Simon Hoggart- Copy
“ Maybe he's only a little bit crazy, like painters, or composers, or some of those men in Washington. ”
- Mr. Shellhammer- Copy
“ Tipper and Al came to a show the last time we were in Washington. They're nice people, a nice family. We made every effort not to frighten them. ”
- Jerry Garcia- Copy
“ I see a good deal of talk from Washington about lowering taxes. I hope they do get 'em lowered enough so people can afford to pay 'em. ”
- Will Rogers- Copy
“ Plato had slaves…George Washington had slaves… So, do I feel intrinsically better than these two men? Of course I do! They're dead! ”
- Todd Andrew Reid- Copy
“ In Washington, it's dog eat dog. In academia, it's exactly the opposite. ”
- Robert Reich- Copy
“ Washington is the only place where sound travels faster than light. ”
- C. V. R. Thompson- Copy
“ Washington DC is the only place in America where people put bumper stickers on their cars the day *after* the election. ”
- Cokie Roberts- Copy
“ You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature. ”
- George W. Bush- Copy
“ After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood. ”
- Fred Thompson- Copy
“ George Washington had a vision for this country. Was it three days of uninterrupted shopping? ”
- Jeff Melvoin- Copy
“ Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. ”
- Dean Acheson- Copy
“ If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate. ”
- Marion Barry- Copy
“ Corruption is no stranger to Washington; it is a famous resident. ”
- Walter Goodman- Copy
“ George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but he also admitted doing it. Now, do you know why his father didn't punish him? Because George still had the axe in his hand. ”
- Unknown- Copy
“ The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin. ”
- Jay Leno- Copy
“ I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk. ”
- Barbara Walters- Copy
“ I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't. ”
- Mark Twain- Copy
“ I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power. ”
- Robert Frost- Copy
“ Once upon a time only Washington's face was on our money, now Washington's hands are on it too. ”
- Unknown- Copy
“ People who leave Washington do so by way of the box… ballet or coffin. ”
- Claiborne Pell- Copy
“ Raphael paints wisdom; Handel sings it, Phidias carves it, Shakespeare writes it, Wren builds it, Columbus sails it, Luther preaches it, Washington arms it, Watt mechanizes it. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
“ The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If Martha Washington didn't do it, then no one is sure it should be done. ”
- Paula Poundstone- Copy
“ There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home. ”
- Dwight D. Eisenhower- Copy
“ Washington is a city of people doing badly what should not be done at all. ”
- Robert Gurney- Copy
“ Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't know which way is down. ”
- Robert Orben- Copy
“ Washington is an endless series of mock palaces clearly built for clerks. ”
- Ada Louise Huxtable- Copy
“ Washington's birthday is as close to a secular Christmas as any Christian country dare come this side of blasphemy. ”
- Alistair Cooke- Copy
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