“I've met you many times Lucinda, and most of the time, you're a downright bore.”
“Many times I've lied, many times I've listened, many times I've wondered how much there is to know.”
“I've found time can heal most anything and you just might find who you're supposed to be.”
“I feel as though my life were a film I've seen too many times; it bores me because I know it by heart, and yet I don't understand it.”
“And in my classes, I will talk most of the time, and you will listen most of the time. Because you may be smart, but I've been smart longer.”
“Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.”