Learning is good in and of itself...the mothers of the Jewish ghettoes of the east would pour honey on a book so the children would know that learning is sweet. And the parents who settled hungry Kansas would take their children in from the fields when a teacher came.

In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In ALL things, generosity.

Draconian limits on economic growth and on the use of the automobile should not be necessary in order to give Americans clean air at levels they are willing to pay for, but it will require significant Federal, State, and local leadership and innovative approaches from government and industry.

The fact is prosperity has a purpose. It's to allow us to pursue "the better angels," to give us time to think and grow.

I wouldn't answer the marijuana questions. You know why? Because I don't want some little kid doing what I tried.

There is no greater advocate of perestroika than the president of the United States.

The Democrats just want to ram it down my ear with a victory