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.

And, as a matter of fact, I am the chairman of the Amadou Diallo Foundation.

You can't twist Al Sharpton's arm.

I finished law school in '56, but I was working two jobs.

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

In 1975 I was among a group of blacks who formed the Black Americans in Support of Israel Committee.

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.