Richard Lamm : (5) " If I wanted to be president of the United States, I’d run for the Senate in 1986. And I’m just not going to do it. " - Richard Lamm " History shows, in my opinion, that no nation can survive the tension, conflict and antagonism of two competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. " - Richard Lamm " We must recognize that all the civil rights laws in the world are not going to solve the problem of minority underachievement. Ultimately, blacks and Hispanics are going to have to see that their solution is largely in their own hands. " - Richard Lamm " I believe we all must face the fact of death. It is both gift and curse. " - Richard Lamm " He didn’t work for money. He worked because he loved kids and education. " - Richard Lamm