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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/i-m-confident-that-were-i-mayor-i-would-do-some-things-differently/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

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## More by David Dinkins

> [As a matter of fact, even when I finished law school, I had no notion of public service then.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/as-a-matter-of-fact-even-when-i-finished-law-school-i-had-no-notion/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/you-can-be-anything-you-want-to-be-you-can-be-a-street-sweeper-if-you/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [I went to Israel when the missiles were falling there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/i-went-to-israel-when-the-missiles-were-falling-there/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [Some of us claim that New York City is the capital of the country, indeed the capital of the world. Now, that may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/some-of-us-claim-that-new-york-city-is-the-capital-of-the-country/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/today-certain-people-file-for-bankruptcy-businesses-and-individuals/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [But I make the observation that no one of us would do things exactly alike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/but-i-make-the-observation-that-no-one-of-us-would-do-things-exactly/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [. . .little has changed in our New York neighborhoods except the faces, the names, and the languages spoken. The same decent values of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/little-has-changed-in-our-new-york-neighborhoods-except-the-faces-the/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [In 1975 I was among a group of blacks who formed the Black Americans in Support of Israel Committee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/in-1975-i-was-among-a-group-of-blacks-who-formed-the-black-americans/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [Race relations can be an appropriate issue... but only if you want to craft solutions, and not catalogue complaints. If we use the issue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/race-relations-can-be-an-appropriate-issue-but-only-if-you-want-to/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [I love children, and most of my involvement now has to do with children or youth programs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/i-love-children-and-most-of-my-involvement-now-has-to-do-with/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/i-m-confident-that-were-i-mayor-i-would-do-some-things-differently/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/i-haven-t-committed-a-crime-what-i-did-was-fail-to-comply-with-the-law/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [And, as a matter of fact, I am the chairman of the Amadou Diallo Foundation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/and-as-a-matter-of-fact-i-am-the-chairman-of-the-amadou-diallo/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [There is no point in me worrying about what Bloomberg or Badillo will do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/there-is-no-point-in-me-worrying-about-what-bloomberg-or-badillo-will/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

> [But the courts have dismissed the lawsuits against me and Lee Brown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dinkins/but-the-courts-have-dismissed-the-lawsuits-against-me-and-lee-brown/)

[David Dinkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dinkins/)

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