There are no shortcuts to victory. We must commit ourselves to the slow, painstaking work of foreign policy day by day and year by year.

We must perfect a worldwide system of accountability for nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

We have the responsibility to ensure that our first impulse in foreign affairs is one of bipartisanship.

By furthering the use of ethanol, farmers are presented with the opportunity to produce a cash crop by collecting their agricultural wastes.

Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country.

If I could offer but one helpful hint to young Hoosiers hoping to better their odds for success in life, I would simply note the importance of thoughtful reading.

I think there is a commitment on the part of the White House to racial justice in this country, and no ambiguity.

I would like to raise my glass to friendship between Russia and the United States.

As a practical matter, every immigrant needs to master English to be a full participating citizen and to have full economic opportunity.

That first responsibility as a school board member - meals for latch-key children - was absolutely critical in my understanding of the extraordinary problems of poverty.

Over time our tears will help heal the pain and soothe the hurt.

Each situation is a blossom to be picked with a curious spirit.

I think that, as Americans, we should never forget that when we tamper with freedom of speech, it is a very sensitive issue that affects all of our constitutional rights and privileges.

Yes, I will go. I would rather grieve over your absence than over you.

They say that ninety per cent of TV is junk. But ninety per cent of everything is junk.

I suppose meeting people whether it's in real life and actually shaking their flesh and blood hand or shaking the mystical hand of the character all rub off on you in some way.

It would be naive to imagine we have solved all our income security problems simply because the roles of the federal and provincial governments in the area of skills training have been clarified.

Americans are obsessed with wild, outlandish things. Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse, and Michael Jackson are all wild, outlandish things.

Everybody ought to listen to Benny [Carter]. He's a whole musical education.

The test of all knowledge is experiment. Experiment is the sole judge of scientific truth.