(1598 quotes found)
“Washington is nicknamed "The Evergreen State" because it sounds better than "The Incessant Nagging Drizzle State."”
Dave Barry
“You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.”
George W. Bush
“Excellence does not begin in Washington.”
Ronald Reagan
“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
“When the [Supreme] Court moved to Washington in 1800, it was provided with no books, which probably accounts for the high quality of early opinions.”
Robert H. Jackson
“If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog”
Harry S Truman
“I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.”
Robert Frost
“Washington, DC is to lying what Wisconsin is to cheese.”
Dennis Miller
“Washington couldn't tell a lie, Nixon couldn't tell the truth, and Reagan couldn't tell the difference.”
Mort Sahl
“Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?”
Stephen Wright
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