George H.W. Bush

There's nothing that I feel more excited about or whose importance I think is priority than this program of America 2000.

I think it's an exciting project.

The language in the amendment purporting to prohibit quotas would endorse racial preferences, not eliminate them.

Calvin Coolidge once told a gathering of newspaper editors that 'the chief business of the American people is business.'

It is fundamentally unfair to allow an employer to be the judge of its own case.

Civil rights legislation must operate to obliterate consideration of factors such as race, color, religion, sex, or national origin from employment decisions.

You are never too old to stop learning.

I determine... that the further extension of the waiver authority... will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act.

This is what we call in the White House a cameo appearance -- in, out.

This administration believes in free and fair trade.

We cannot dictate from Washington.

I talked to him a few days ago--well, I could well do it because we're very pleased, and I'm sure he is. But I have no schedule of a phone call, and we did talk a few days ago.

Well, as I told them, we're looking at the emigration bill. We encouraged them to go forward with the bill; they've done that. But I just want to be sure of the details. We're not holding back. We're trying to just be sure we know what…

I don't know what they asked. I was talking about what they've talked to me about. And I expect if there's some firm price tag of that nature, why, they'd want the United States--[inaudible].

Yes, I think it should be the framework because that means then that we've worked out some gritty details that still plague us. But the point is, this is good on its own merits, and also, I think it will help. Now we've seen that we both…

Well, I don't know. Brent and John Sununu are trying to sort out the scheduling problems. But as far as I'm concerned, as soon as we get the remaining details out of the way, the sooner, the better. And I think President Gorbachev wants…

We want to get it down so we can sit down and say, hey, we've got agreement on START. Whether that means sign a paper with everything written on it----

West Point, New York June 1, 1991 Thank you all very much for that warm welcome back to West Point. Thank you all very, very much. Thank you, General Palmer--Dave Palmer-- for that introduction. May I salute our Secretary of the Army…

Well, good news on CFE. We're very pleased, of course. The agreement was achieved under the original limits, which is good--[inaudible]--under the original limits. And so, I think it's a good thing for world peace, and I think it's very…

This is good on its own merits.

It doesn't affect this at all.

I view it as an optimistic happening there and something good for our country.

The matter was obviously discussed, and as I say, I've got a little homework to do now before I make comments on that, definitive comments on that or on grain credits or on MFN. But I'm feeling more positive on a wide array of specific…

Yes. That's all I'll tell you about. I'd rather talk about swimming and these champions that we have here. I take great pride in the accomplishments of my fellow Texans and what they stand for in sports the example they've set for the rest…

I think President Gorbachev wants that.