"The permanent power brokers of this city are the columnists."

"Washington is the only city in the world where you can go to a black-tie dinner and there at the foot of the table is a television set up to catch a press conference."

"It is our art that has an opportunity to leave a footprint in the sand. They don't wrap fish in our work."

"When you look at a city, it's like reading the hopes, aspirations and pride of everyone who built it."