Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

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.

I want you to remember when our White House reflected the best of who we are, not the worst of what Europe has become.

The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities, our families, our faiths. That is the bedrock of what makes America, America. In our best days, we can feel the vibrancy of America's communities, large and small.

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.