Quotes of: Capitol-hill Keyword

A concrete agenda and landslide victory might not even guarantee a president his mandate in a capital as polarized as Washington.

Ron Fournier

Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009.

Ron Fournier

The problem, gentlemen, is that Obama is right: The promise of upward mobility is dying in America, and no amount of political demagoguery will fix it.

Ron Fournier

'Ocean's Kingdom' is a fairy story with no subtext, no resonance - it's not about anything except its water-logged plot.

Robert Gottlieb

Some readers took 'Heaven's My Destination' as a satire on Christianity and the Midwest, but today it reads like a loving comedy.

Robert Gottlieb

Ballet Hispanico is far from Irish, and, though it has strong dancers, its Spanishness has always left me unconvinced.

Robert Gottlieb

Shakespeare has always been up for grabs, and choreographers have every right to use him any way they choose.

Robert Gottlieb

When you can't follow a ballet's action, you can always read the program notes.

Robert Gottlieb

In the early 19th century, they tried selling soap as healthy. No one bought it. They tried selling it as sexy, and everyone bought it.

Rose George

When I'm called unkind... that really cuts to the quick. You can say anything else that you like about me.

Rachel Johnson

Without my Johnson trademark mop of yellow hair, I think I would be nothing.

Rachel Johnson

Message to Obama: Fighting the Clinton machine won't be as easy as picking up favorable press clips.

Rich Lowry

I am criticized for getting jobs because of my name, but I only use it when I have to.

Susan Ford

My husband is a Democrat, and I am a Republican, so our political ambitions are on opposite ends.

Susan Ford

The flavour of something fresh out of the ground is 10 times better than something that's been flown halfway across the world.

Sheherazade Goldsmith

Consuming less means throwing away less, while reusing things actually helps to save the planet as well as the pennies.

Sheherazade Goldsmith

Consuming less is the fastest way to eco-fashion redemption - particularly if your preference is for leather, not hemp.

Sheherazade Goldsmith

The formal Washington dinner party has all the spontaneity of a Japanese imperial funeral.

Simon Hoggart

Most successful American politicians look well-fed on endorsements, campaign contributions and chicken dinners.

Simon Hoggart

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.

Sydney J. Harris

You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.

Sam Levenson