English, our common language, binds our diverse people.

If I spoke no English, my world would be limited to the Japanese-speaking community, and no matter how talented I was, I could never do business, seek employment or take part in public affairs outside that community.

Agreement is brought about by changing people's minds - other people's.

The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We can speak any language we want at the dinner table, but English is the language of public discourse, or the marketplace and of the voting booth.

There is only one thing age can give you, and that is wisdom.

The great thing about the United States is our ability to absorb foreign people and make them a part of us.

Good teachers never say anything. What they do is create the conditions under which learning takes place.