Bill Clinton

To make the right ones, you will need a lot more than knowledge and access to the Internet.

Today we are remembering your first day in school and all the triumphs and travails between then and now.

The cold war has given way to the information age.

Be humble because you're human, subject to error and frailty.

Today we received one more piece of solid evidence that this invest-and-grow strategy is working.

This bipartisan action is a hopeful sign that both parties can work together to keep our economy growing.

Remember that we love you, and no matter what anybody says, you can come home again.

Well, Class of '97, you're beautiful. Go out and live like it.

With vision, discipline, and patience, we can meet these challenges as well.

Four years ago, we put in place an economic strategy that has helped give America the strongest economy in the world.

We hope someday that you will have children of your own to bring to this happy day and know how we feel.

Even good people have bad days.

In moving ahead on this flawed legislation, the Republican leadership is once again delaying the disaster assistance needed by people and communities in the Dakotas, Minnesota, and 30 other States. With individuals, families, and…

I am determined that we will reform campaign finances, by every means we can.

If we are to restore the public's faith in our institutions and the political system, we must reform the campaign finance system.

This Presidential memorandum continues those efforts, by encouraging departments and agencies in this Administration to consider project labor agreements as another tool.

There is too much money in politics, and the problem worsens with every election.

I call on the Republican leaders of Congress to keep the politics off disaster relief legislation.

Congress needs to appropriate this disaster relief, so communities can begin long-term recovery.

I have asked the Federal Election Commission to act, within its current legal authority, to end the soft money system.

Any project labor agreement reached pursuant to this memorandum shall bind all contractors and subcontractors on the construction project.

By attaching a political wish list to the muchneeded disaster relief legislation, the congressional majority has chosen politics over the public interest.

We do not intend to rest until we have conquered the ignorance and prejudice against disabilities that disables us all.

Every American citizen is a person of dignity and worth, having a spirit and a soul, and having the right to develop his or her full capacities.

Successful implementation of the revised IDEA is the key to the future for children with disabilities and it will help them become successful and contributing members of their communities.