I think all of you are destined for great things.

You've planted the seeds of literacy, and the learning curve as well, that will benefit our country for generations to come.

Education is nothing less than the very heart of our civilization.

Teachers enjoy the immense satisfaction of raising the sights of the next generation.

I'm flattered to be in the company of the most accomplished members of a most important profession.

I hope that this teacher's award program keeps all levels of our educational system focused on the need to show good teachers that we appreciate their dedication.

To remind all Americans of the importance of proper eye care, the Congress has requested the President to proclaim the first week in March of each year as 'Save Your Vision Week.'

They merit America's continued support and have our most sincere wishes of success in their endeavor.

Opportunity doesn't necessarily knock on the door.

American small business has always been our most creative source of innovation and economic growth.

The United States has a fundamental interest in assisting the people of Cyprus in the search for a lasting and just settlement.

We will create these enterprise zones, which I think would be the best antidote to poverty in the inner city.

The talks that began last August mark 'the first time in the past quarter of a century that the leaders of the two communities have committed themselves to such a personal and sustained effort to achieve an overall settlement and to…

We believe it is important that the parties give full participation to the negotiating process and that the atmosphere between them be improved through contacts and confidence-building measures to help bring the two communities together.

Public service is not made easier by claims that cannot be substantiated.

I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate James O. Mason to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services.

I am proud to nominate Jewel S. Lafontant to this important position.

I am pleased to nominate John H. Kelly to be an Assistant Secretary of State.

I want to make unequivocally clear that the United States will not tolerate any assault on these rights of American citizens.

I don't think it is fair to permit perception to be the guideline.

I have determined that the following major producing and/or major transit countries do not meet the standards set forth in Section 481(h)(2)(A): Afghanistan, Burma, Iran, Laos, Panama and Syria.

The United States will not tolerate any assault on these rights of American citizens.

I'm committed on two grounds... who best to run the Pentagon.

Last year the international community won an important victory when the U.N. Human Rights Commission decided to conduct a full investigation into the situation in Cuba.

We find the report full, balanced, and objective.