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

I'm not a Washington person.

I haven't been in Washington long, but I have learned that it is a place filled with people who say one thing to get elected and do the opposite once they get there.

I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me.

Any writing teacher tells you to write what you know, and for better or for worse, Washington is a world I know well.

Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it's the system - there are lots of nice, well-meaning people there. But it's a sleazy place. And politics is all about doing favors.

I've been a political junkie for a long time. I find the way Washington works is just fascinating to me.

We need to make people understand that there is a definite connection between what happens in their everyday lives and the decisions we make in Washington, D.C.

If you spend enough time in or around Washington, you'll meet amazing people who work for the government.

Americans expect us to go to Washington for the right reason, and not just to mingle with the right people.