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After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.
~ Alphonso Jackson
After
Hold
Intentionally
Job
Law
Law School
Leaving
More
Never
Said
School
Six
Than
Wanted
Years
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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
America
Born
Color
Household
Lift
Low-Income
Matter
Place
Still
Up
Where
You
Yourself
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And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Black
Country
Democrats
Far
Had
Long
Monopoly
Too
Votes
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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.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Ability
About
Always
Demonstrate
Federal
Federal Government
Giving
Government
Like
Opportunities
Quota
Race
Stress
Work
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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.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Believe
Carry
Kind
Manager
Out
Professionals
Responsibility
Should
Those
Understand
You
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And what most people don't understand is the bulk of business in this country is small business.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Bulk
Business
Country
Most
People
Small
Small Business
Understand
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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
About
African
African Americans
American
Country
Hispanics
Home
Home Ownership
Know
Less
Ownership
Percent
Than
Where
You
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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
Absolutely
Am
Been
Best
Convinced
Federal
Federal Government
Government
Half
Half Years
I Am
Know
Some
Two
Workers
World
Years
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But we look back now, and we realize the Great Society was not a success.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Back
Great
Great Society
Look
Now
Realize
Society
Success
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For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Adult
Adult Life
Democrat
First
Half
Life
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HUD's mission is to provide decency and sanitary housing for low and moderate income people in this country.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Country
Decency
Housing
Income
Low
Mission
Moderate
People
Provide
Sanitary
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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.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Believe
Elderly
Handicapped
I Believe
I Believe That
Mentally
Obligation
Physically
Should
Too
Working
You
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I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Government
Greatest
Greatest Thing
I Think
Serving
Thing
Think
World
Your
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I think that there will always be a need for Housing and Urban Development.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Always
Development
Housing
I Think
Need
Think
Urban
Will
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In 1965, I marched for equality.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Equality
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In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Analysis
Decision
Fast
Final
Like
Make
Move
Your
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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.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Build
Buy
Clear
Closing
Confronted
Costs
Decide
Get
Home
One Of The Problems
Picture
Problems
Will
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Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.
~ Alphonso Jackson
American
Because
Black
Black Americans
Depends
Education
Equalizer
Good
Good Schools
Great
Last
Progress
Schools
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So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Functions
Making
Responsibility
Runs
Sure
Well
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So, we're saying, if we can give developers and builders incentives to cut down on the regulatory barriers that are faced in this country, then we might be able to address the needs of affordable housing.
~ Alphonso Jackson
Able
Address
Affordable
Affordable Housing
Barriers
Builders
Country
Cut
Developers
Down
Faced
Give
Housing
Incentives
Might
Needs
Regulatory
Saying
Then
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