Washington Quotes
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Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don`t vote.
William E. Simon
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Washington is a place where politicians don`t know which way is up and taxes don`t know which way is down.
Robert Orben
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It’s a sorry statement about how broken Washington is that we could not take advantage of this unique and sad moment in history and enact serious lobbying reform. We owed it to the people who sent us to Washington to root out corruption, and the Senate ...
Senator John Kerry
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It’s a sorry statement about how broken Washington is that we could not take advantage of this unique and sad moment in history and enact serious lobbying reform. We owed it to the people who sent us to Washington to root out corruption, and the Senate ...
Senator John Kerry
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When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, don’t sit back and apathetically blame indifference. The loudest voices may be delivering the worst messages today, but history shows that grass-roots energy has the power to change ...
Senator John Kerry
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And I’ll tell you, few things make me more angry than some out of touch Washington politician saying that Head Start doesn’t work. That’s a flat out lie and it’s disrespectful to you and the tens of thousands of Americans who make this program wor...
Senator John Kerry
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Our government has a simple task: recognize our nation’s real problems, and address them in a manner that reflects the priorities of the American people. It sounds simple, but it’s not happening today, and I know you’re as frustrated with Washington...
Senator John Kerry
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It would be hard to blame you for having trouble taking much of what is said in Washington seriously. You heard about the Medicare actuary who was forced to fudge the numbers and lie to Congress to keep his job. You heard the falsified numbers in Iraq on ...
Senator John Kerry
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I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about amassing power than helping the people who sent them to Washington in the first place.
Senator John Kerry
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The Administration’s willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less willing to listen – less likely to trust or take anything that is said in Washington seriously.
Senator John Kerry
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Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests. Why? Not because the risks of mercury poisoning aren’t real. No, lobbyists for the big industries just say they can’t afford to make changes.
Senator John Kerry
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And lo and behold, people were amazed: Washington was amazed. The country was amazed. And I was amazed that everybody was amazed. Because what is going on that a senator doesn`t act according to script, acts according to conscience, and everybody is taken...
Senator John Kerry
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Nobody believes a rumor here in Washington until it`s officially denied.
Edward Cheyfitz
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I love to go to Washington - if only to be near my money.
Bob Hope
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You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.
Harry S. Truman
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In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly.
Hugo Black
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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
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President Bush is taking the entire month of August off. Bush said today he thinks it is important for a president to spend time away from Washington. Or at least that`s what Dick Cheney told him.
Jay Leno
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It`s one thing about insurance, that`s a Washington term.
George W. Bush
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It`s traumatizing for me to come to Washington during a Republican administration because I don`t have any Republican clothes. - Washington Post, June 20, 2001
Sharon Stone
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It`s traumatizing for me to come to Washington during a Republican administration because I don`t have any Republican clothes. - Washington Post, June 20, 2001
Sharon Stone
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Mexican food is my weakness. Thank God I live in Washington where it`s horrible. They put in some tomatoes and bell peppers and call it salsa!
Lynda Carter
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[speaking in Washington, DC, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling that eradicated segregated schooling in America] These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education, and now we`ve got th...
Bill Cosby
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[Discussing the continuing need for heightened airline security, Washington, DC, April 3, 2007] That`s why we are inconveniencing air traffickers, to make sure nobody is carrying weapons on airplanes.
George W. Bush
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[Washington, DC, May 2, 2007] Information is moving-you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it`s also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets.
George W. Bush
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A senator in Washington the other day said, We need you. We need that voice. Well, between working on Everybody Loves Raymond and writing a book, I have very little time.
Doris Roberts
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[on former US President Bill Clinton] It seems to me that the country rather misses him. He has impressed me. He asked me if I wanted to accompany him on a trip to Brazil, and so off I went. I`d met the President before in Washington, a very nice guy. So ...
Anthony Hopkins
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[about the Washington press corps] But, listen, let`s review the rules. Here`s how it works. The President makes decisions, he`s the decider. The Press Secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, annou...
Stephen Colbert
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On visiting the White House: I`d like to think that I`ve always left the White House with more than I arrived. Not only budget commitments, cutlery, silverware, candelabras, one or two Bush family photos... OK, one Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washin...
Bono
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True, there is all sorts of religious extremism all over the place, but the reason for this partly has to do with the fascist attitudes and language of absolutism coming from Washington. It`s challenging for people outside of America that Bush was re-elec...
Tilda Swinton
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