George H.W. Bush

The United States is prepared to resume discussions with Colombia and others in order to resolve the fundamental problems of the current International Coffee Agreement.

A better educated citizenry is the key to the continued growth and prosperity of the United States.

The spirit of this summit is, 'How can we get results?'

I pledge to you my determination to follow up in every way possible.

We want to swap red tape for results.

I look forward to working cooperatively with the Senate to give swift attention to this tax cut.

We are here to work, and work together, to once again make an American education the best in the world.

My role is simply now, at the end of what I think we all agree was a very successful conference, to again thank the University of Virginia students, its faculty, its president; to thank all of the Governors.

I want to thank the Republican leadership in the House and those Democrats and Republicans who made this achievement possible.

Let us be an America of tougher standards, of higher goals, and a land of bigger dreams.

How many great ideas, how many grand and noble experiments have been impaled on the narrow spike of a Federal directive?

Business as usual is not getting us where we need to go.

I remain solidly committed to these principles, and I value your advice and ideas as we continue to refine the Federal role.

We are here to put progress before partisanship, the future before the moment, and our children before ourselves.

Let no child in America be forgotten or forsaken.

To get results, we need national goals and more flexibility from Federal and State government.

Only with the commitment of all of these people and with their cooperation and help can we be successful in attaining the goals that we hope to agree upon.

Education is our most enduring legacy, vital to everything that we are and can become.

We must work together over the next 2 days -- but more importantly, over the next several years.

We've come to this spectacular home of Thomas Jefferson to build upon his dreams of a strong system of education for all.

We are pleased that two of our friends are engaged in a direct dialog.

I found the give-and-take with the Governors quite useful.

It's a system that has brought Americans from all walks of life together, enabled all citizens to build better lives for themselves.

The key to success will be followup that occurs in the weeks ahead.

Today, as it was in Jefferson's time, it is America's teachers who enlighten our young people and inspire them to excellence.