#washington

A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: 'Duh.' ↗

— Conan O'Brien

#better #duh #i #just #men

The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop. ↗

— P. J. O'Rourke

#how #make #mystery #stop #washington

It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent. ↗

— Barack Obama

#build #business #century #change #creative

What Washington needs is adult supervision. ↗

— Barack Obama

#needs #supervision #washington

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington. ↗

— Barack Obama

#represent #washington #you

That first week, I also went to Washington. That was really tough. I sympathize with those Washington figures who have to face 40 Times Washington bureau reporters. They ask hard questions and they're relentless. And they were quite suspicious and quite dubious about me. ↗

— Daniel Okrent

#also #ask #bureau #dubious #face

Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't know which way is down. ↗

— Robert Orben

#down #know #place #politicians #taxes

What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people versus just having somebody in Washington make a rule. ↗

— Elinor Ostrom

#having #ignored #importance #involvement #just

Doing the show was like painting the George Washington Bridge. As soon as you finished one end, you started right in on the other. ↗

— Jack Paar

#doing #end #finished #george #george washington

The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people. ↗

— Ron Paul

#bringing #constitutional #economic #liberty #moral