Quote by David Dinkins

Children are amazing, and while I go to places like Princeton and Harvard and Yale, and of course I teach at Columbia, NYU, and that's nice and I love students, but the most fun of all are the real little ones, the young ones.

Children are amazing, and while I go to places like Princeto

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This quote expresses the author's affinity for working with young children. While they may have an impressive background teaching at prestigious universities, they find the most joy in interacting with the youngest learners. The quote evokes the wonder and excitement that children bring, suggesting that their exuberance and curiosity captivate the author more than the academic atmosphere of higher education institutions.

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