“The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.”

“The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”

“Massachusetts children cannot only lead the nation in test scores, they can be competitive with the best in the world. And the gap in achievement among races can virtually disappear.”

“No man fails who does his best.”

“Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.”

“One man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best.”

“Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.”

“You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.”

“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.”