“First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what...” — Marion Barry Quote

“First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl.”

“What dragged me down was not being mayor - it was insecurity, the need to be accepted by everyone, the pleasure syndrome. That's what brought me down.”

“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.”

“Marvin Gaye was the ultimate ladies' man and a big part of that was the way he dressed. If you're having trouble getting ladies, step your suit game up and see the difference. Walk into a bar in a tailored suit and I guarantee every girl will check you out.”

“I think my peak 90s moment was posing on a Harley-Davidson outside the Met Bar with Wyclef Jean.”

“They all went into the bar business. Which was a mistake, because they began to sip at the merchandise and it set them back, set us all back. Well, them more than I.”