America has a critical role to play as the most powerful member of the world community.

At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging.

Notwithstanding these setbacks, the dream of a beautiful American orchestra goes on, and I share Dr. King's faith that each year we move inexorably closer to a magnificent opening night.

But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.

Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine.

So let us call genocide, genocide. Let us not minimize the deliberate murder of 1.5 million people. Let us have a moral victory that can shine as a light to all nations.

But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we had better find out and find out fast if we are to avoid another Sept. 11.

The legacy of the Armenian Genocide is woven into the fabric of America.

Russia is leading a movement around the world to spread autocracy and authoritarianism.

If giving points to some students to achieve greater diversity is a quota system in violation of the Constitution, how can the awarding of points to the children of a less diverse alumni be upheld?

An America that inspires hope in its ideals must complement an America that inspires awe in its strength.

Academic failure contributes to poverty and poor health and undermines workforce productivity in ways that harm the entire society.

The family - that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.

As one becomes increasingly unsteady (restless), one increases entanglements.

There comes a time when a man must stand up and do what he knows is Wrong.

Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.

The Lord taught me to love everybody, but the last ones I learned to love were the sportswriters.

The one [The Beverly Hillbillies] flaw in this is that you can't hear the people laughing.

To how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune!

If you felt like somebody made you feel worthless, that is a lie. You are valuable, you deserve to be treated as a valuable precious treasure.

I wouldn't have thought of myself as a person who could guide anybody and then it turned out that I can.