Marion Barry Quotes

The Irish caught hell, the Jews caught hell, the Polacks caught hell. We want Ward 8 to be the model of diversity.

Marion Barry

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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.

Nas
- Up
- Politics
- Now
Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.

Florence Nightingale
- Why
- Door
- Speak
I've been called 'musically schizophrenic,' and some people think that's a cool thing.

Gary Clark Jr.
- People
- Think
- Cool
The lesson of 'CSI' is: No matter what horrible things happen, nice policemen will turn up and fix everything and return it to the status quo.

Warren Ellis
- Up
- Nice
- Matter
There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself.

Earl Weaver
- People
- Up
- Long
In the day-to-day, farm work is stress relief for me. At the end of the day, I love having this other career - my anti-job - that keeps me in shape and gives me control over a vegetal domain.

Barbara Kingsolver
- Work
- Career
- Control