Derek Bok

I think one thing that does cause unhappiness is protracted anxiety and worry.

I suspect that no community will become humane and caring by restricting what its members can say.

I won't say there aren't any Harvard graduates who have never asserted a superior attitude. But they have done so to our great embarrassment and in no way represent the Harvard I know.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'

There are no generalizations in American politics that vested selfishness cannot cut through.