Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.

I have faith in young people because I know the strongest emotions which prevail are those of love and caring and belief and tolerance.

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.

We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community.

It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest.

I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community.

The arts are not a frill. The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature, and help to shape our identity. What is there that can transcend deep difference and stubborn divisions? The arts. They have a wonderful universality. Art has the potential to unify. It can speak in many languages without a translator. The arts do not discriminate. The arts lift us up.