And I just want to work as hard as I can over these next 39 days to earn the privilege of being able to spend the next four years, every single day, thinking about how I can make life a little bit better for people who work hard in this country.
And so I just want to stress my appreciation for the hard work that President Karzai has done.
We're going to get it done. (Applause.) I want to start by thanking Jean and Bella for all their hard work.
And I would want to let them know that we're going to work hard to see if they have another opportunity to participate.
As a parent, I want my kids to experience success, a little failure, hard work, adversity, hope, frustration, triumph, honesty, humility, compassion and joy.
But before I do, I want to give the parents a big round of applause because they work hard to help you succeed, and I know this is their day.
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The hard work really starts now though and I want to wrap him up in cotton wool.
And as far as teachers go, I think they work as hard as anybody, but we also want to make sure that they are having high standards of performance, especially in math and science.
Then the hard work begins, and that is the work I want to be a part of in the months ahead: Making sure this doesn't happen again.
And I also want to take a minute to thank Bob Zoellick once again for all his hard work.
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Dean orates a commencement address of his own, while Margaret and I dispense our advice (you have to be willing to work hard if you want to follow your bliss).
"I worked hard for my money, so I want to make sure I can make it work, " she says.
Yes, I want mine to do well in school, and learn the virtues of compassion and empathy and hard work.
So I want to congratulate Ben on the work that he's done so far, wish him continued success in the hard work that he has before him.
But most of all, most of all, I want to make sure that that original bargain that made this country great, that basic idea that if you work hard you can make it, that that is restored.
They want somebody they can believe in, somebody they can trust, and I think Newt's going to work very hard at regaining that trust.
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And what I want to do is make sure that the government is on the side of those values, of responsibility and hard work and thinking about future generations and not just thinking about the next election.
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