Alphonso Jackson

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 the color of his or her skin. ”

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

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. ”

In 1965, I marched for equality. ”

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. ”

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, to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing. ”

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

I believe that if you are elderly, physically or mentally handicapped we have an obligation too you, but if you are able-bodied, you should be working. ”

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

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