A Quote by David Dinkins

You can't twist Al Sharpton's arm. — © David Dinkins
You can't twist Al Sharpton's arm.

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I don't stick up for Al Sharpton often because I consider him an agitator, but Sharpton's views on 'gangsta' rap have been consistent and clear.
Al Sharpton doesn't even pay for his own suits.
As far as getting publicity whenever he wants it, Trump is the white Al Sharpton.
In the world of celebrity, there is one universal law: if there's a scandal or death, Al Sharpton will be there.
If only Al Sharpton were around, Lincoln would have known he was a victim of racism.
And here come the Left Brothers - Al "747" Sharpton and Jesse "DC 10" Jackson - barreling in for a landing on top of Goodell's dome. And this time every black person with an ounce of common sense and self-respect is riding shotgun with Jesse and Al, who have justifiably voiced their displeasure with Limbaugh's ownership bid.
Jesse Jackson and Al Not-So-Sharpton would be lisping their ebonic mumbo-jumbo that the policy and the president are racist and bigoted.
I've learned how to measure what I say. Al Sharpton in 1986 was trying to be heard. I was a local guy and was like, 'Y'all are ignoring us.'
Al Sharpton is not important. He's nothing more than a black pawn in a very sophisticated white economic chess game.
We have not always agreed, but I have said repeatedly and publicly many times that Al Sharpton has never counseled violence, but he gets blamed for a whole lot of that.
I would be psyched to get a phone call from Al Sharpton. I need to find out who does his hair. It's beautiful. It's a gorgeous mane.
Al Sharpton chases the spotlight the way Obama chases golf balls
Where are Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton? They don't speak for Black America, and they don't speak for me.
I will take Al Sharpton seriously. And I know him, he's a nice, nice person.
They don't allow a lot of stalling in college, but that's a contradiction, because at the same time they give points for riding the tar out of a guy. And it's too soft on what moves you can use. If you start to twist an arm, it's illegal, if you twist a leg it's illegal. There's no way you can turn a good wrestler over without some pain.
Giving someone their style or bumping up their sense of style to be a better version of what it is, is part of the fun of what I do, and I actually approached Al Sharpton. They didn't come to me.
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