There is a flickering spark in us all which, if struck at just the right age...can light the rest of our lives, elevating our ideals, deepening our tolerance, and sharpening our appetite for knowledge about the rest of the world. Educational and cultural exchanges...provide a perfect opportunity for this precious spark to grow, making us more sensitive and wiser international citizens through our careers.

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

I hope the people on Wall Street will pay attention to the people on Main Street. If they do, they will see there is a rising tide of confidence in the future of America.

If history teaches us anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly.

. . . And always remember that you are Americans, and it is your birthright to dream great dreams in this sweet and blessed land, truly the greatest, freest, strongest nation on Earth.

I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.

My golf-loving friend Bob Hope asked me what my handicap was, so I told him - the Congress.