Quotes about Government Building

Harvey Milk

Never take an elevator in city hall.

Ann Richards

I hate to see them take that creche out of the capitol. It could be the only chance we'll ever have to get three wise men in that building.

This is a great example of politically sophisticated oratory. The decision was that the crèche violated the constitution and the state opinion was split between those in favor and those opposed. A reporter asked the governor what she thought of the court decision. Her response not only amused the public and the press but completely avoided having to take a stand on the issue of religious symbols being exhibited on state property.

Lydia Millet

I've always wondered: is there really any access to the White House?

Ben Rhodes

When I first went to work in the West Wing, the most daunting thing was how small this place was... You walk in: it's three floors, and there's a few offices on each floor, and that's it.

Douglas Hurd

Ten Downing Street is a house, not an office. That is its most important characteristic.

Alexander Herzen

Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically - while simulating a triumphant march forward - than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament?

William H. Pryor

Although the ACLU would argue that it is unconstitutional for me, as a public official, to do this in a government building, let alone at a football game, I will end with my prayer for the next administration: Please God, no more Souters.

Adlai Stevenson II

A funny thing happened to me on the way to the White House.

George Washington

Pennsylvania Avenue

One of the grandest compromises of the new nation of America was the placement of the National Capitol in what is now Washington DC. Virginia and Maryland seemed to be the big winners so far as access was concerned.

Thomas Jefferson

The Capitol

Jefferson used the name because in Latin in meant “city on a hill” which had great meaning for the original colonial settlers. Remember that in the original plan for Washington DC, the Capitol was the center of the city in the sense that it is where the 4 quadrants in which the city was divided, meet.

Iris Apfel

The White House is the people's house. When you do historical restoration, that must be what it is.

Paula Poundstone

When we live up to our Constitution, let's form a Conga line around the Capitol and bungee jump off the dome.

Preneet Kaur

I still cherish the memory of walking into the Parliament for the first time.

Louise Linton

You can't just, boopity-boop, saunter into the Treasury. You need an appointment.

Steve Womack

At the end of the day, there's not an office complex anywhere on these grounds that I wouldn't be honored to have as a sitting member of Congress.

Gabrielle Giffords

The Capitol looks beautiful and I am honored to be at work tonight.

George W. Bush

It is white. - when asked what the White house was like by a student in East London

Reince Priebus

That is the White House, where you can fit four times the amount of people in the press conference, allowing more press, more coverage from all over the country to have those press conferences. That's what we're talking about.

Hugh Bonneville

To go to the White House is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, the building is not that big.

Government Building Quotes