All Alphonso Jackson Quotes
- And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities… Abilities
- And I'm the kind of manager that doesn't believe that you micro-manage professionals. They should understand their responsibility and carry out those responsibility. Believe
- After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years. Hold
- America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you… America
- But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that some of the… Absolutely
- For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat. Adult
- Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer. American
- I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world. Government
- So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well. Function
- The other part of outsourcing is this: it simply says where the work can be done outside better than it can be done inside, we… Better
- I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality. Believed
- The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education. Blame
- They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters, they don't do that. So what we're doing by this… America
- You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of the civil rights-era people don't understand. Civil
- As you know, in this country Anglo-Americans are about 75 to 76 percent home ownership in this country, where Hispanics, African Americans are less than… African
- In 1965, I marched for equality. Equality
- The Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on the basis of a person's capabilities and qualifications, not on… Administration
- And what most people don't understand is the bulk of business in this country is small business. Bulk
- The largest challenge that we face, from my perspective, is the ability to continue moving forward so the agency will have a single mission: that… Ability
- And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country. Black