English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Marion Barry Quotes

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.

Marion Barry

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

When I sit in my silence and look at my mind, it is only questions of longing and control that emerge to agitate me, and this agitation is what keeps me from evolving forward. Elizabeth Gilbert
Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the Self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed. Indra Devi
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved."
Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved. Jose Ortega y Gasset
Neale Donald Walsch quote: "There is a divine purpose behind everything - and therefore a..."
There is a divine purpose behind everything - and therefore a divine presence in everything. Neale Donald Walsch
Arthur Conan Doyle quote: "You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite..."
You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.---Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
I just finished 'Butter' for Weinstein, a comedy with this incredible cast - Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde, Alicia Silverstone - all-star cast and it was a fun set to be on. I've gotten really lucky to get all these down-to-earth cast members. 'Butter''s about butter carving in Iowa. Ashley Greene
Politically, Obama's amazing streak of self-destructing opponents who have lain beneath his feet during his unlikely political career appears to be holding. Eric Alterman
Mark Haddon quote: "i cani sono fedeli e non dicono bugie perch non sanno parlare."
i cani sono fedeli e non dicono bugie perch non sanno parlare. Mark Haddon
Henry Miller quote: "I shoot hot bolts into you, I make your ovaries incandescent..."
I shoot hot bolts into you, I make your ovaries incandescent […] I am fucking you, Tania, so that you’ll stay fucked. Henry Miller
Margaret Mitchell quote: "I'm riding you with a slack rein, my pet, but don't forget..."
I'm riding you with a slack rein, my pet, but don't forget that I'm riding with curb and spurs just the same. Margaret Mitchell
Nicole Richie quote: "You can see it right away when a person is dressing outside of..."
You can see it right away when a person is dressing outside of who she is. Nicole Richie
Christie Hefner quote: "I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with..."
I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images. Christie Hefner
Her face was brilliant and glowing; but this glow was not one of brightness; it suggested the fearful glow of a conflagration in the midst of a dark night. Leo Tolstoy
There is no room in my body for anything but you. My arms love you, my ears adore you, my knees shake with blind affection. My mind begs you to ask it something so it can obey. Do you want me to follow you for the rest of your days? I will do that. Do you want me to crawl? I will crawl. I will be quiet for you or sing for you, or if you are hungry, let me bring you food, or if you have thirst and nothing will quench it but Arabian wine, I will go to Araby, even though it is across the world,... William Goldman
Bainbridge Colby quote: "The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country."
The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country. Bainbridge Colby