I believe that the best don’t always win. But I believe, and I’ve been proved correct, that the worst certainly lose.

I am pleased to nominate Kathleen M. Bennett to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The values that cause us to care for our neighbors, our countrymen and people in faraway lands are the values that make us great.

There is hereby established a Meritorious Service Medal, with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances, for award by the Secretary of a Military Department or the Secretary of Transportation with regard to the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy.

We have the chance to prove what people can do on their own.

I intend to nominate John A. Todhunter to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency.

It is a matter of poise, of inner conviction, of the self-assurance that comes from being at ease with one's self.

We're both committed to growth economies based on free enterprise.

It's been a pleasure meeting with the Prime Minister, and I certainly thank him for coming to visit our country.

Free people throughout the world are looking for leadership that embodies their deepest aspirations.

Our friendship and cooperation will hasten the day when more of the people of the world can share what we're so fortunate to enjoy—freedom, strength, and confidence in the future.

It's been a great pleasure to meet you, Mr. President, and to exchange views with you today.

Liberty is worth defending, and we're not inhibited in saying so.

A philosophy can't be mere words. It must guide policy and be expressed in action.

Australia has 'passed the ball to private enterprise which has now picked it up and is running hard.'

We maintain that the role of governments we lead and of all other governments should be a limited one.

Leadership must both recognize danger and stimulate confidence.

Australia is a friend for the long pull, where people see things basically as we do.