Be present - and see what a difference it makes in your lives and in the world.

I view the experiences that I have had - both the tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts.

Hope for the best and work for it.

"Government" is the name we give to the things we choose to do together.

Two [Massachusetts coal burning power plants] remain: Brayton Point in the South Coast region and Mt. Tom, just down the road. Within the next four years, both should shut down and Massachusetts should finally end all reliance on conventional coal generation.

If you are ever going to move beyond where you stand at that moment you have to conjure a picture in your head of where you want to go.

One great thing about being a black man is that if you put on a hat, you can move around unnoticed.