Bill Clinton

I think we understand today, intuitively, that education holds the key to our future in the 21st century.

I want them to know that we're working every day for them and their future in Washington.

The most important thing we have to do is to make sure that our children have met certain national standards in basic courses.

I'm very proud of all of you who have helped Bob Graham and helped Buddy MacKay and helped a lot of us.

We still have to balance the budget.

We cannot afford either to be complacent or to be divided among ourselves about small things.

It is clear to me, if you look at the job profile, where 89 percent of the new jobs will require more than a high school education.

We have to change this, as they have in Cincinnati where school boards and teachers unions have worked together in partnership.

We have to struggle always in Washington against the temptation to make the day's work about ourselves.

We have to have a commitment to rebuild our schools and give our children the facilities they need to learn in.

Full certification is warranted, given Mexico's well-demonstrated commitment to the fight against drugs.

President Zedillo recognizes the enormity of the problem Mexico faces, and he has been courageous in carrying this battle forward.

North Carolina has led the way for a long time.

That is the world I'm determined to leave to you in 4 years when I go out of office.

Today's vote by the House of Representatives on Mexico is the wrong way to continue and deepen the unprecedented cooperation we are getting from Mexico in the war on drugs.

I call on the leaders and the people of the region to reject violence, to redouble their efforts toward peace and reconciliation.

I came to say, more than anything else, thank you, thank you, thank you.

Our economy produced 12 million jobs in 4 years—never happened before in a 4-year period.

Democracy requires vigorous involvement by people, and you have been vigorously involved.

There's two places we lost last time we're going to win this time.

We have a Federal response which I think is totally antiquated.

There is no justification or excuse for these acts.

For we have been given an opportunity almost unique in American history to fashion a future that will embrace everybody.

H.J.Res. 58 would be counterproductive to U.S. interests.

We cannot expect our children to meet high standards unless we demand that our teachers meet high standards.