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.

There is a sort of an unwritten code in Washington, among the underworld and the hustlers and these other guys that I am their friend.

Our neighbors in Virginia are just as responsible for these killings as the criminals are because they won't pass strong gun [control] legislation.

We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up business and dirty shops. They ought to go.

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

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.

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