I might not have been President if it hadn't been for school music. Learning improves in school environments where there are comprehensive music programs.

What we did with deeming rules were designed - it was designed to keep costs from coming on to the government that should be borne by families of immigrants who actually have incomes and can afford to pay.

On Bill Clinton: I have a simple question: Who's the last President to give you a balanced budget?

I was also very concerned about protecting my family.

But the truth is, countries have to do what is best in each instance to pursue both their interest and their values.

Over the past 7 years, we've tried to modernize the economy, and today what we're doing is modernizing the financial services industry, tearing down these antiquated walls, and granting banks significant new authority.

I tell you, my fellow Americans, that if we learned anything from the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the fall of the governments in Eastern Europe, even a totally controlled society cannot resist the winds of change that economics and technology and information flow have imposed in this world of ours. That is not an option. Our only realistic option is to embrace these changes and create the jobs of tomorrow.