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David Dinkins
6 quotes
“I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.”
David Dinkins (1927–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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 you can be mayor.”
David Dinkins (1927–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We borrowed money, it helped us with bonds and what not, and the Federal Government backed it, but it was a guarantee, it was not a grant. And we not only paid it off, but we paid it off ahead of time.”
David Dinkins (1927–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So it's a mistake for someone to think that they bailed New York out. They did assist us, for which we are grateful, but it's a mistake to say we bailed New York out by giving them a grant of money to help those poor people who throw it away on welfare.”
David Dinkins (1927–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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 we are what we are.”
David Dinkins (1927–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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, a way to regroup and come back again.”
David Dinkins (1927–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source