American Quotes

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.

We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the necessity of a rigid economy and an inflexible determination not to enlarge the income beyond the real necessities of the government.

The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests.

Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from the multitude of corporations with exclusive privileges... which are employed altogether for their benefit.

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.

The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none.

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.

I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

In 1965, I marched for equality.