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I'm confident that, were I mayor, I would do some things differently than he has. But I think there's a world of difference between him and his immediate predecessor.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Between Confident Difference Differently He Him His Immediate Mayor Some Some Things Than Things Think Were World Would I Think

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And, as a matter of fact, I am the chairman of the Amadou Diallo Foundation.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Am Chairman Fact Foundation Matter I Am

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I love children, and most of my involvement now has to do with children or youth programs.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Children Involvement Love Most Now Programs Youth I Love

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Children are amazing, and while I go to places like Princeton and Harvard and Yale, and of course I teach at Columbia, NYU, and that's nice and I love students, but the most fun of all are the real little ones, the young ones.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Amazing Children Columbia Course Fun Go Harvard Like Little Love Most Nice Nyu Places Princeton Real Students Teach While Yale Young I Love

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And I tell people I'm in charge of children, children I haven't even met yet.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Charge Children Even Met People Tell

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You can't twist Al Sharpton's arm.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Al Arm Twist You

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This is about these particular candidates in this particular year. That's what motivates me.

~David Dinkins

Topics: About Candidates Me Motivates Particular Year

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There is no point in me worrying about what Bloomberg or Badillo will do.

~David Dinkins

Topics: About Me No Point Point Will Worrying

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But the courts have dismissed the lawsuits against me and Lee Brown.

~David Dinkins

Topics: Against Brown Courts Dismissed Lawsuits Lee Me

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In 1975 I was among a group of blacks who formed the Black Americans in Support of Israel Committee.

~David Dinkins

Topics: American Among Black Black Americans Blacks Committee Formed Group Israel Support Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 10th, 1927

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