Alphonso Jackson Quotations

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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