Only an educated and informed people will be a free people.

There will always be dissident voices heard in the land, expressing opposition without alternatives, finding fault but never favor, perceiving gloom on every side and seeking influence without responsibility.

Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgement.

A medical revolution has extended the life of our elder citizens without providing the dignity and security those later years deserve.

Ask not that the journey be easy; ask instead that it be worth it.

For one true measure of a nation is its success in fulfilling the promise of a better life for each of its members. Let this be the measure of our nation.

I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty...an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft.