Luck is not scalable. Luck is not a national strategy.

We'll be investing in basic science research with the goal of curing disease.

My public school teachers did a great job of saying, 'Check this out. You're qualified for this. You should explore these opportunities.' They're the ones who said, 'You know, apply to Harvard. You might be a good fit here.'

If bad things happen to you as a kid, it's hard for you to succeed as an adult.

When you win a lot, you don't learn much. With my ups and downs, it's a lot of learning.

I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem.

Studies demonstrate that as gaps are being closed between men and women - in access to education, in health, even in economic participation - the most difficult gap to close is in political participation. Somehow that sharing of raw power, political power, remains very illusive.

Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.