Ever since man began to till the soil and learned not to eat the seed grain but to plant it and wait for harvest, the postponement of gratification has been the basis of a higher standard of living and of civilization.

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

The United States, a land of immigrants from every corner of the world, has been strengthened and unified because its newcomers have historically chosen ultimately to forgo their native language for the English language. We have all benefited from the sharing of ideas, of cultures and beliefs, made possible by a common language. We have all enriched each other.

Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I am a failure.

The United States is enriched by many cultures, and united by a single common language.

Learning to write is learning to think. You don't know anything clearly unless you can state it in writing.

English is the key to full participation in the opportunities of American life.