People blame me because these water mains break, but I ask you, if the water mains didn't break, would it be my responsibility to fix them then? WOULD IT!?!
Marion BarryThere is a sort of an unwritten code in Washington, among the underworld and the hustlers and these other guys that I am their friend.
Marion BarryWhat right does Congress have to go around making laws just because they deem it necessary?
Marion BarryI 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.
Marion Barry