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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.