We should, all of us, be filled with gratitude and humility for our present progress and prosperity. We should be filled with awe and joy at what lies over the horizon. And we should be filled with absolute determination to make the most of it.

. . . All of us who worked to support peace in Northern Ireland owe her our gratitude.

If we want to invest in the prosperity of our nation, we must invest in the education of our children so that their talents may be fully employed.

I will relinquish my office -- doing so with a heart filled with gratitude; gratitude to the American people for the chance to serve and to leave our country with more opportunity, stronger bonds of community and a more positive impact in the larger world, at the dawn of a new century and a whole new aspect of human affairs.

Students in the school of prayer never graduate from the school of the Gospel.

It's with a great sense of gratitude, humility and excitement that you accept a position like this. I'm really appreciative of their trust and confidence.