We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.

If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he's President Obama? You know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him.

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.

A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.

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.