George W. Bush: “America has lost one of its finest writers and thinkers.”

The American economy has consistently proven its strength and resilience in the face of shocks such as natural disasters, high energy prices, and the terrorist attacks of September 11.

Mr. Wyeth captured America in his paintings of his native Pennsylvania and Maine.

You've showed the great strength of America through your work—and that is your good heart.

what America does for itself has made it strong--but what America does for others has made it great.