George Burns . . . the only man I know who does fool Mother Nature.

The pursuit of science, the study of the great works, the value of free inquiry, in short, the very idea of living the life of the mind - yes, these formative and abiding principles of higher education in America had their first and firmest advocate, and their greatest embodiment, in a tall, fair-headed, friendly man who watched this university take form from the mountainside where he lived, the university whose founding he called a crowning achievement to along and well-spent life.

I'm spending more time at this library in four days than I did at the Eureka College Library in four years.

Generations hence, parents will take their children to these woods to show them how the land must have looked to the first Pilgrims and pioneers. And as Americans wander through these forests, climb these mountains, they will sense the love and majesty of the Creator of all of that.

This administration is totally colorblind.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

I think the presidency is an institution over which you have temporary custody.