#washington

I tell the kids that, even in a childhood marked by despair and deprivation, I knew that no matter what happened, I still had my family, or at least the remnants of a family ripped apart by divorce and then glued back together in various odd arrangements through a series of ill- advised remarriages. It was good to know I had a solid foundation. ↗

— Bill Bryson

#post #washington #family

George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie. ↗

— Mark Twain

#boy #commonest #could #even #george

How prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around in circles! ↗

— John Mason Brown

#circles #city #goes #how #laid

Mix one part Denzel Washington and two parts Eva Mendes and you have a nice hot cocktail. ↗

— Dean Cain

#denzel #denzel washington #eva #hot #mix

I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Washington D.C. from the inside. Our federal government is broken. ↗

— Herman Cain

#broken #change #federal #federal government #government

We have for too long put vast oil and natural gas reserves off limits to exploration and production, as The Washington Post editorial stated this week. ↗

— Jim Costa

#exploration #gas #limits #long #natural

I went to a bunch of marches in New York and Washington, and you know I believe in the cause, but to march with those people takes a lot of compromise on my end. ↗

— David Cross

#bunch #cause #compromise #end #i

The Hispanic community values entrepreneurship and family-owned businesses, and we deserve a leader in Washington who is dedicated to creating an environment where our values, our goals and our dreams of prosperity can become reality. ↗

— Mario Diaz-Balart

#businesses #community #creating #dedicated #deserve

If we don't change the way Washington operates we're going to bankrupt our children and grandchildren. ↗

— David Dewhurst

#change #children #going #grandchildren #operates

I've seen disgusting excess in business, and I've seen disgusting excess in Washington. But at the same time, I've certainly learned that Washington matters and that you can't ignore it, especially when you get into telecom. ↗

— Esther Dyson

#certainly #disgusting #especially #excess #get