#shin

You think of George Washington, this man who was larger than life, and in some ways he was. But at the same time, he's just a person. ↗

— Benjamin Walker

#george washington #just #larger #life #man

So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart. ↗

— Tina Turner

#ago #because #been #came #could

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all. They're interested in their companies, their corporations grabbing Caspian oil. ↗

— Gore Vidal

#corporations #country #grabbing #interest #interested

If Washington is a two-party town, why can't Hollywood be one too? ↗

— Jon Voight

#too #town #two-party #washington #why

On Friday I was in Washington for a meeting with Administration officials. In the course of that meeting, they requested that I 'step aside' as CEO of GM, and so I have. ↗

— Rick Wagoner

#aside #ceo #course #friday #gm

I am maintaining my schedule of commuting to Washington, D.C. each week from Oregon so that I can spend my weekends and days when we are not in session traveling to communities throughout my district. ↗

— Greg Walden

#communities #commuting #days #district #each

So why am I facing a recall election? Simple: the big government union bosses from Washington want their money. They don't like the fact that I did something fundamentally pro-worker; something that's truly about freedom. ↗

— Scott Walker

#am #big #big government #bosses #did

I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing, but gratifying. I hope they'll do very well with it. ↗

— Larry Wall

#been #embraced #gratifying #hope #i

I have laid aside business, and gone a'fishing. ↗

— Izaak Walton

#business #fishing #gone #i #laid

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. ↗

— Kerry Washington

#board #city #funny #george #george washington