It was a myth that's often perpetuated at commencement that holds that only hope and promise lie beyond the halls of academe. Don't worry, be happy. Everything is fine.

A commencement is a time of joy. It is also a time of melancholy. But then again, so is life.

Our destiny is greatness and we must return to its fulfillment.

I am an American. I love this country.

Let's try winning and see what it feels like. If we don't like it, we can go back to our traditions.

That sense of sacredness, that thinking in generations, must begin with reverence for this earth.

You can't have employment and despise employers ... No goose, no golden eggs.