Quotes by Marion Barry

Marion Barry

And no offense, but let’s grow our own teachers, let’s grow our own nurses—and so that we don’t have to be scrounging around in our community clinics and other kinds of places—having to hire people from somewhere else.

Nurse

Somewhere Else

Teacher

I am a great mayor; I am an upstanding Christian man; I am an intelligent man; I am a deeply educated man; I am a humble man.

Christian

Education

Humble

I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where’s Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less.

Dumb

Halloween

Two

I had my bad times. But the good news is that every time this has happened I’ve taken full responsibility for it. I don’t try to duck it, I don’t try to dodge it, I don’t try to bullshit about it. Truth crushed to the ground will rise again. And that’s what my life has been about.

Ducks

Responsibility

Taken

I have to admit I didn’t do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we’re getting it done. It’s not where you’ve been but where you’re going.

Back When

Done

Should Have

I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600’s. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican.

Law

Slavery

Stories

If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate.

Dumb

Silly

Stupid

Jesse ain’t running nothin’ but his mouth.

Mouths

Politics

Running

My greatest work comes in the community.

Community

My personal view is very simple: What happens in your bedroom, it’s up to you. If you want to use gay marriage as an affectionate kind of thing you’re doing, do it.

Gay

Simple

Views

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Back When

Can Do

Christian

Code

Community

Country

Crazy

Details

Dirty

Done

Ducks

Dumb

Education

Funny

Gay

Gun

Guy

Halloween

Humble

Kind

Knows

Law

Long

Mouths

Nurse

Opening Up

Peace

People

Political

Politics

President

Racism

Real

Responsibility

Running

Sacrifice

Should Have

Silly

Simple

Slavery

Somewhere Else

Stories

Strong

Stupid

Taken

Teacher

Two

Underworld

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Quotes by Marion Barry

Marion Barry

And no offense, but let’s grow our own teachers, let’s grow our own nurses—and so that we don’t have to be scrounging around in our community clinics and other kinds of places—having to hire people from somewhere else.

I am a great mayor; I am an upstanding Christian man; I am an intelligent man; I am a deeply educated man; I am a humble man.

I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where’s Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less.

I had my bad times. But the good news is that every time this has happened I’ve taken full responsibility for it. I don’t try to duck it, I don’t try to dodge it, I don’t try to bullshit about it. Truth crushed to the ground will rise again. And that’s what my life has been about.

I have to admit I didn’t do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we’re getting it done. It’s not where you’ve been but where you’re going.

I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600’s. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican.

If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate.

Jesse ain’t running nothin’ but his mouth.

My greatest work comes in the community.

My personal view is very simple: What happens in your bedroom, it’s up to you. If you want to use gay marriage as an affectionate kind of thing you’re doing, do it.

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