Author: Marion Barry

Quotes

Love is very fleeting with me. I don't know why.

Love is very fleeting with me. I don't know why.

- Marion Barry

The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.

The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.

- Marion Barry

I love serving people. I love helping people empower themselves.

I love serving people. I love helping people empower themselves.

- Marion Barry

Washington, D.C., had never seen my style of politics.

Washington, D.C., had never seen my style of politics.

- Marion Barry

Everybody in life has something that they get knocked down on. The object lesson here is not that you get knocked down - it is that you get up.

Everybody in life has something that they get knocked down on. The object lesson here is not that you get knocked down - it is that you get up.

- Marion Barry

My greatest work comes in the community.

My greatest work comes in the community.

- Marion Barry

Why should blacks feel elated about seeing men walk on the moon when millions of poor blacks and whites don't have enough money to buy food to eat on earth?

Why should blacks feel elated about seeing men walk on the moon when millions of poor blacks and whites don't have enough money to buy food to eat on earth?

- Marion Barry

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