Bill Clinton

We must work to reduce class size so all our children get the individual attention they need, especially in the critical early grades.

That's why people ought to vote in November.

I can tell you this—I'll tell you something that I don't believe there is a person in this room that would dispute.

Elections are about you and your children and your communities and your future.

It will only happen if we don't snooze away these good times.

We must work together to nurture their love of learning and to ensure that the education they receive provides them with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the 21st century.

Across America, millions of children are beginning a new school year with a sense of excitement and anticipation.

Don't you let a single, solitary soul you know get away without voting in November, because the future of America is riding on it.

I hope this will be a time of reconciliation and healing.

I encourage parents, schools, community and State leaders, businesses, civic and religious organizations, and the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities expressing support for high…

We have responsibilities.

Help the countries when they get in trouble, if they'll help themselves—if they'll help themselves.

It matters who is the Governor.

There are a lot of things that we should be doing in education.

There is no more important long-term objective for America than world-class education for all our children.

Sometimes when things are going really, really well for people, they get a little self-indulgent, easily distracted, and basically just want to kick back and relax.

We've got to ask Congress to pass the budget to give us the funds to hook all the classrooms and the libraries up to the Internet by the year 2000.

This is a huge deal, and it is a major, major educational issue.

We strongly urge the Senate to provide full funding with maximum flexibility and discretion for allocation.

We owe it to the world to exercise our responsibilities to try to advance the cause of prosperity and peace.

We want to say, 'We will pay your way to school.'

It is not just a time to enjoy it, to indulge ourselves, to be diverted; it is a time to recognize the very serious questions before us and realize the unique opportunity we have to fulfill our responsibility to the future.

I believe that would be a serious error—a serious error—because I think, again, at times when you have many blessings, your responsibilities are greater.

The only way to achieve the appropriate investment level is to offset discretionary spending by using savings in other areas.

Well, first of all, they talked about meeting, and I think they need--I expect that at some point there will be a meeting, and I think that's a good thing. And then, we'll have to take the next steps. I think that what you want is--what we…