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 t….

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education..

And what most people don't understand is the bulk of business in this country is small business..

Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer..

In 1965, I marched for equality..

I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality..

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….

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 t….

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 is,….

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 program is….

Being poor is a state of mind, not a condition..

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..

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 are..

The Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on the basis of a person's capabilities and qualifications, n….

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 best workers in the world are in ….

So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well..

I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world..

For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat..

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 should do it..

After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years..