George H.W. Bush

Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of the day.

On behalf of all Americans, Barbara and I thank all of you for the commitment that you've shown to the humanities and to your fellow citizens.

I urge the Congress to complete the ordinary appropriations process by November 26.

This prize honors men and women who are teachers-at-large; who share with the public their love for the humanities and for America as a civilization.

I haven't paid much attention to that yet.

We will have, but I want all that to come out properly.

The bill is unnecessary and would duplicate existing authority.

I'm a little embarrassed that it's taken a long time to get -- longer than I would have liked to get this going.

I'm proud of our Secretary of Education and his drive on bringing to the American public the program America 2000.

Your efforts have earned the respect of the international community.

Your strong, committed leadership is bringing your people hope for change.

You are one of the very first in Latin America to speak out in defense of liberty.

I'm glad we got together on this unemployment compensation bill.

I'll have a very strong State of the Union message that hopefully can mobilize the Democrats.

In addition, the 'foundation' concept is new within the Department of Health and Human Services.

I share that confidence in Argentina's future under your leadership.

I believe that the Hispanic Americans are the pivotal community in the economic growth that is going to come from the expanded trade with Mexico.

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the White House.

The Secretary of Commerce would recommend that the President veto H.R. 2130 unless it is amended to delete or modify satisfactorily provisions that impair the Department's ability to effectively manage authorized activities.

I think one thing going in the Hispanic American communities that offers great hope is this concept of family and the involvement of family.

The ties between our countries have never been stronger.

This provision could result in undesirable limits on speech.

Congress should not specify in legislation requirements for further FCC actions.

Argentina is assuming its rightful place as a leader in the democratic community of nations.

Nobody at this table and nobody in the country can be happy about unacceptably-high dropout rates.