My mother came here to New York. She and my grandmother were domestics, cooking, cleaning for other people.
I went downtown as a lawyer and then I worked in a liquor store at night, as I had done all through law school. And so when I got to the point where … - David Dinkins
I went downtown as a lawyer and then I worked in a liquor store at night, as I had done all through law school. And so when I got to the point where …
- David Dinkins
The art and culture that is New York, communications, finance, all these things help make up New York. The rest of the country should be happy that w… - David Dinkins
The art and culture that is New York, communications, finance, all these things help make up New York. The rest of the country should be happy that w…
Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, … - David Dinkins
Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, …
Well, I'm not sure, but of one thing I am certain: History judges one differently than contemporary observers, and so I think that as time passes, I … - David Dinkins
Well, I'm not sure, but of one thing I am certain: History judges one differently than contemporary observers, and so I think that as time passes, I …
I love kids and I maintain that they are our future, that we adults owe them the ability to achieve their potential and that we don't own this planet… - David Dinkins
I love kids and I maintain that they are our future, that we adults owe them the ability to achieve their potential and that we don't own this planet…
The people really are what make New York City great. - David Dinkins
The people really are what make New York City great.
. . .little has changed in our New York neighborhoods except the faces, the names, and the languages spoken. The same decent values of hard work and … - David Dinkins
. . .little has changed in our New York neighborhoods except the faces, the names, and the languages spoken. The same decent values of hard work and …
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 lov… - David Dinkins
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 lov…
You can be anything you want to be. You can be a street sweeper, if you want. Just be the best blasted street sweeper you can be . . . And, you know … - David Dinkins
You can be anything you want to be. You can be a street sweeper, if you want. Just be the best blasted street sweeper you can be . . . And, you know …
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