#washing

But, look, Washington is a town that creates myths for its own existence and its own amusement, and I was a subject of myth, sort of like Grendel in Beowulf - you know, not seen very often but often talked about. ↗

— Karl Rove

#amusement #creates #existence #i #know

We (actors) don't really change the world. We reflect it... but Washington really changes the world. ↗

— Martin Sheen

#change the world #changes #really #reflect #washington

Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking during a filibuster - a la 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' Robust debate is necessary in a democratic society. Instead, our discourse has been relegated to media spin by expert entertainers. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#automatic #been #debate #democratic #democratic society

It is guaranteed to put all teeth on edge, including George Washington's, wherever they might be. ↗

— Vincent Canby

#george #guaranteed #including #might #put

The sentiments in Hawaii about Washington's failure of leadership are no different than the rest of the country. ↗

— Ed Case

#country #different #failure #hawaii #leadership

I hear from everybody, and they say 'Joe, nowhere but in Washington do they think not working together makes sense.' We're not hired to fight. ↗

— Joe Donnelly

#fight #hear #hired #i #joe

I could see flames from the windows of my chambers. For the next three or four days we had major rioting here in Washington and I stayed at the court day and night. ↗

— Harold H. Greene

#could #court #day #days #flames

The Russians obtained a number of plants under Lend-Lease, which had been authorized by Washington, that I thought were not justified for their war effort. They wanted them for postwar use. ↗

— W. Averell Harriman

#been #effort #had #i #justified

In Washington, I will never vote to raise taxes, I will fight to repeal healthcare reform, and I will work to balance the budget. ↗

— Andrew P. Harris

#budget #fight #healthcare #i #never

I think that there was a lot of undisclosed money that came into South Dakota, driving a message to paint me as a Washington partisan, which I don't believe that I am, but it was a message that resonated, after pounding it away for a number of weeks. ↗

— Stephanie Herseth

#am #away #believe #came #dakota