George H.W. Bush: “Dallas, Texas May 16, 1992 Thank you, Dr. Pye, for the introduction, for the invitation, and I'm just delighted to be…”

“Dallas, Texas May 16, 1992 Thank you, Dr. Pye, for the introduction, for the invitation, and I'm just delighted to be here. Let me also thank Reverend Finnin for the invocation. And of course, I was charmed as everybody around here is by the wonderful music of the S.M.U. Symphony Orchestra. I just heard the anthem, but I'm told they're good on everything. And may I salute Ray Hunt, your distinguished chairman. You know, when things were tough for S.M.U. a few years back, this great Mustang led your wonderful university back, working with Dr. Pye and so many others, led it back to its undisputed place of integrity and excellence. And we all owe him a debt of gratitude. It's good to be back in Texas. I'm honored by this degree, even if I haven't put in all those long hours hitting the books at ``Charlie's.'' [Laughter] I was supposed to say the library, but I learned a little about the senior class. Let me tell you about a graduation at Yale University. They invited the bishop. And the bishop spoke, and he went, ``Y is for youth,'' 25 minutes. ``A is for altruism''; that one lasted about 32 minutes. ``L, loyalty,'' another 45 minutes; ``E'' was excellence, 25 minutes. By the time the guy finished there was a handful of students left; one was in prayer. And the bishop went over to him, and he said, ``Thank you, son.…”