“Our nation was built by pioneers - pioneers who accepted untold risks in pursuit of freedom, not by pioneers seeking offshore profits at the expense of American workers here at home.” HomeNationsRiskBuiltWorkersProfitSeekingAcceptedPursuitExpensesPioneersAmerican WorkersOffshore Author:Ted Strickland
“We need two homes, a green one and a brown one, a grown one and a built one, two worlds in tension.” WorldNeedsTwoHomeBuiltGreenTensionBrownTwo WorldsTwo Homes Book:Eccentric Spaces Source: Eccentric Spaces
“When we build an attractive home, we raze land on which animals have already built their homes. They have nowhere to go.” HomeAnimalLandBuiltAttractiveNowhere To Go Author:Ingrid Newkirk
“A decline in the national housing price level would need to be substantial to trigger a significant rise in foreclosures, because the vast majority of homeowners have built up substantial equity in their homes despite large mortgage-market financed withdrawals of home equity in recent years.” NeedsYearsHomeLevelsBuiltMajoritySignificantDespiteDeclineEquityHousingTriggersMortgageWithdrawalHomeownersForeclosureHome Equity Author:Alan Greenspan
“My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved the world from fascism, came home and built the great American middle class, led the way in the civil rights movement, protected our environment, and created great programs like Medicare.” WorldWayWarHomeClassEnvironmentRightsGenerationsMiddleMovementVictoryDadMembersBuiltProgramMy DadSavedCivil RightsWar Of The WorldsMiddle ClassFascismWorld War IiWorld War IProtectedOur EnvironmentCivil Rights MovementMedicareGreat AmericanGreatest Generation Author:John F. Kerry
“For all the huffing and puffing of the doubters, a home of our own is still the rock on which our hopes are built. Price appreciation aside (and most houses will appreciate, eventually), homeownership is a state of mind. It's your piece of the earth. It's where a family's toes grow roots. It's where the flowers are yours, not God's.” MindStillsStatesHomeEarthHouseGrowsPiecesRocksFlowerBuiltAppreciateRootsAppreciationState Of MindToesDoubtersHuffingHomeownership Book:Making the Most of Your Money Source: Making the Most of Your Money