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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.