Alphonso Jackson Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I think that there will always be a need for Housing and Urban Development.”

“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 to do work with the Federal Government.”

“One of the problems that we are confronted with is, when we decide to buy or build a home, we don't get a clear picture of what closing costs will be of that home.”

“But we look back now, and we realize the Great Society was not a success.”

“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 50 percent.”

“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.”

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

“And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country.”

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

“HUD's mission is to provide decency and sanitary housing for low and moderate income people in this country.”