Quotes of: George-washington Keyword

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

Ron Fournier

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

Simon Hoggart

The whole notion of an embassy is like 'The Other.' That's what makes Washington interesting.

Steven Holl

On Wall Street, financial crisis destroys jobs. Here in Washington, it creates them. The rest is just details.

Timothy Noah

I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.

Kevin Durant

I'm not the type of person to give up just because something gets rough. That's a coward. That's not me.

Kevin Garnett

The purpose of education is to save young people from the paralyzing effects of wealth and poverty. (more or less verbatim quote)

Kurt Hahn

I was tagged early as the prototypical white player, the guy with the intangibles - the smart player, the guy who did all the right things.

Kevin Love

Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother's expectations of him.

Leonardo DiCaprio

Throughout the 40 years I've been in Washington, I've always worked hard, particularly with regards to the budget issues.

Leon Panetta

Part of Washington keeping its promises is a focus on directing more dollars into our local classrooms.

Mark Kennedy

I loved growing up in Washington, but I have been a diehard, 100 percent 49ers fan since I was 11.

Michael Mina

My goal in getting rid of tax loopholes is not to raise taxes. Our problem in Washington, D.C. is not a revenue problem, it is a spending problem.

Mike Pompeo

I found the source of global warming is coming from the hot air coming out of Washington.

Matt Salmon

What's unique about Washington is that no one's from here. Almost everybody came here to change the world, to make a difference.

Mark Batterson

I've learned that for many people, change is uncomfortable. Maybe they want to go through it, and they can see the benefit of it, but at a gut level, change is uncomfortable.

Mitchell Baker

I am very picky about my food, and I'm very health oriented, so I always try to cook.

Julie Gonzalo

I look at Syracuse and I love the way that the coaches say they'll use me in their offense. I really like the family atmosphere there and I feel really comfortable there.

Nerlens Noel

I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington.

Charles Koch

The question really is how do we get Embassy Officers into the minds of the American business community. That is a much more difficult task than understanding a statistical matrix.

Lawrence Eagleburger

What is more important is that Foreign Service Officers understand business, about the needs of U.S. business and how to help U.S. companies make the right connections abroad.

Lawrence Eagleburger