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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 Secret of Happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.

Students are often the last to know about change that is occurring in their own school system.

Because I show you my pain, I do not of necessity love you.

I have a sudden urge to pee.- Spader

Since the time of Homer every European, in what he could say about the Orient, was a racist, an imperialist, and almost totally ethnocentric.

I tend to vacillate between belief systems. Right now I'm kind of checking out the whole buffet, you know, and maybe in a little while I'll decide on what I want to put on my plate and chow down on.

Everything you use in a modern life style has to be made using a tool of some sort.

Yes, I do touch. I believe that everyone needs that

I understand the need to serve the community by talking about marriage or halal food. But you should also lead with vision, wisdom and courage.

Sure! Why should any experts be the arbiters... That's like telling someone they can't be a vegetarian.