Partnership is not a posture but a process-a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks.
Ask not what your community can do for you; ask what your community can not do for anyone else.
Ask not that the journey be easy; ask instead that it be worth it.
Don't ask 'Why', ask instead, 'Why not'.
Members of the Congress, the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. We are all trustees for the American people, custodians of the American heritage. It is my task to report the State of the Union--to improve it is the task of us all.