#washington

Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington. ↗

— Yitzhak Rabin

#american #american interests #closely #cooperate #eyes

The Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, actually, was an effort to put something on the mall in Washington so American tourists could walk through America, and in their minds everything on the mall would be American. ↗

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

#america #american #could #effort #everything

The idea of being in the State Department was exciting. On the other hand, I always had in the back of my mind going into politics. If I stayed in Washington, I might end up a government hack. ↗

— Elliot Richardson

#back #being #department #end #exciting

While I have worked hard to bring folks to the middle to craft common-sense solutions to the many problems that confront our nation, Washington is mired in gridlock, gamesmanship and constant partisan bickering. ↗

— Mike Ross

#bring #common-sense #confront #constant #craft

Martha Washington. I think she's done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby little grandmotherly type, but she turned out to be a very strong woman. ↗

— Cokie Roberts

#disservice #done #herself #history #i

I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him "father." ↗

— Will Rogers

#bet #calling #father #george #george washington

Sometimes I wonder whether Washington's liberal politicians truly understand the greatness that is America. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#greatness #i #i wonder #liberal #politicians

In 1934, the American Jewish charities offered to find homes for 300 German refugee children. We were on the SS Washington, bound for New York, Christmas 1934. ↗

— Jack Steinberger

#bound #charities #children #christmas #find

Only in Washington would death be considered a taxable event. ↗

— Mike Ferguson

#death #event #only #taxable #washington

You don't change minds in Washington with sweet reason. You do it to the white light of public opinion. ↗

— Steve Forbes

#light #minds #opinion #public #public opinion