It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
“The U.S. views Morocco as an important friend, and we applaud your political and economic reforms that culminated with the recent parliamentary elections that were widely reported to have been conducted in a fair and open manner.”
“I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.”