David Dinkins

Well, I think I am a very, very lucky person. I'm very fortunate. ”

Well, I was about six or seven, and my mother and father separated. ”

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. ”

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

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

Some of us claim that New York City is the capital of the country, indeed the capital of the world. Now, that may be a bit much for those who don't come from New York, but clearly we are an important city for reasons of our cultural advantages. ”

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 hope that not me personally so much, but our administration will be seen for some of the things that we accomplished. ”