Alphonso Jackson Quotes

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

  Alphonso Jackson

  Dream, Determination, Lying

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• 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.

  Alphonso Jackson

  Done, Should, Outsourcing

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• 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.

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  Moving, Agency, Perspective

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

  Alphonso Jackson

  Country, People, Small Business

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• In 1965, I marched for equality.

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  Equality

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

  Alphonso Jackson

  Mind, Poor, States

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• 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 Federal Government.

  Alphonso Jackson

  Government, Years, Two

  "The Business of Government Hour" with Paul Lawrence, www.businessofgovernment.org. August 30, 2003.

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• 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.

  Alphonso Jackson

  Jobs, Color, Skins

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• 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.

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  Stress, Opportunity, Race

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• 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.

  Alphonso Jackson

  Country, Home, African American

  "The Business of Government Hour" with Paul Lawrence, www.businessofgovernment.org. August 30, 2003.

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• 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.

  Alphonso Jackson

  Teamwork, Rights, Class

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• 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 strengthening America.

  Alphonso Jackson

  School, Pride, America

  "The Business of Government Hour" with Paul Lawrence, www.businessofgovernment.org. August 30, 2003.

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• 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.

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  Believe, Responsibility, Kind

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

  Alphonso Jackson

  Party, Republican, I Realized

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

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  Jobs, School, Years

  "The Business of Government Hour" with Paul Lawrence, www.businessofgovernment.org. May 19, 2003.

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• 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.

  Alphonso Jackson

  Color, America, Low Income

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

  Alphonso Jackson

  Thinking, Government, World

  "The Business of Government Hour" with Paul Lawrence, www.businessofgovernment.com. May 19, 2003.

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

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  School, Black, Progress

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

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  Adults, Half, Firsts

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

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  Running, Responsibility, Function

  "Mr. Jackson is the Deputy Secretary for Department of Housing and Urban Development". "The Business of Government Hour" interview, www.businessofgovernment.org. May 19, 2003.

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