You can be anything you want to be. You can be a street swe… - David Dinkins

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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

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David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 - November 23, 2020) was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993, becoming the first African American to hold the office.

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