Robert Saxton Quotes

The American dream is still to own your home.

Your mortgage shouldn't have been treated as a wager - it should be a way to provide a home and financial stability for you and your family.

A man builds a house in England with the expectation of living in it and leaving it to his children; we shed our houses in America as easily as a snail does his shell.

Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.

We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.

The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.

Part of the American dream is to own your own property - something no one can take from you.

When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home.

Home ownership is the cornerstone of a strong community.

It's great to have a home and everything else that comes with it.

Negroes would show themselves hardy children of toil once the freedman can feel that he is a man with a home to call his own, and a family around him, a wife to protect, children to nurture and rear, wages to be earned and received, and a right to invest his savings in the land of the country.

A nation of homeowners is unconquerable.

I did more for the Russian serf in giving him land as well as personal liberty, than America did for the Negro slave set free by the proclamation of President Lincoln. How could you Americans have been so blind as to leave the Negro slave without the tools to work out his own salvation ….Without property of any kind he cannot education himself or his children.

The notion that paradise begins with personal home ownership is one that has been drummed into Americans for so long by presidents … and realtors that it is hard to dislodge.

If a woman is financially independent, she can definitely make a bigger contribution in making big decisions and contribute much more. If a woman is financially independent, she can pursue her interests, too.

We believe that housing is a power platform to spark great opportunities in people's lives and help them achieve the American dream.

There is something permanent, and something extremely profound, in owning a home.

Democrats and Republicans have been very keen to make home ownership almost a national purpose.

A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.

I'm happy - I moved into my new house, which is the first time I've owned a home on my own. It's a big step, and my brother lives with me - I'm so happy about that.

My family never owned a home. We leased.

Money grants you freedom, I guess.

I'm for economic independence.

For my constituents, owning a home is the culmination of many years of hard work and the realization of the American Dream. At no time should a local entity take those years of hard work solely to increase their tax revenue.

For many of us, owning a home signaled a passage into adulthood that coincided with the start of a career and family.