Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away.

There's no such thing as useless knowledge. You never know what doors it's going to open up for you.

Why would I want to run for Congress and continue to get tainted with all the things that people get tainted with as they come along the system.

You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a valuable person. You become valuable because of the knowledge that you have. And that doesn't mean you won't fail sometimes. The important thing is to keep trying.

I was perhaps the worst student you have ever seen. You know, I thought I was stupid, all my classmates thought I was stupid, so there was general agreement.

I think of success as reaching beyond ourselves and helping other people in specific ways.

A great operation on the wrong patient is just as bad as a horrible operation on the right patient. So, you have to have all that together.