I think that we had a different view of what the 21st century could be like with much more of a sense from our perspective of trying to have an interdependent world: looking at solving regional conflicts having strength in alliances operating within some kind of a sense that we were part of the international community and not outside of it.

The men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found the strength for their tasks by going to their knees. This private unity of public men and their God is an enduring source of reassurance for the people of America.

Remember the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.

Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration wonderful things can be achieved.

You go to Holland France Germany every community the tiniest village they have magnificent pristine sports facilities.

Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans when other doors were closed.

The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable.

We've seen the kind of social impact a professional sports team has on a city. A team brings high-profile role models into your community who are healthy and they're great images for the city to gravitate toward especially for kids.

Julie Mia and I just met for a couple days doing some work but really under the guise of having fun. We do events like the Women's Sports Foundation Dinner where we get to not only do a good thing for the community but we get to hang out with one another again.

Denver is home to me and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor.

Winning isn't everything but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy sports can be an incredible opportunity.

We're going to have more kids playing and we're going to have a better chance of finding those players Minor sports in a community is for fun and recreation. For everyone.

We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a great start but hopefully what these games taught us is that if women are given an opportunity on an equal playing field the possibilities for women are endless.

There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports.

Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

You shouldn't get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain about their taxes yet they do nothing for the community. That makes me furious.

I think that when we have a better educated society when there is less violence in our cities when people get back into the workforce and have the opportunity to take care of themselves and their families - that for me really is the kind of success and the kind of America that I think most of us still want we aspire to.

Business labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community.

I mean I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same time I don't represent the entire gay community because it's a vast vast community as one can imagine.

All you now do is pursue your private objectives within society. Instead of us being a community everybody is asked to seek their own personal ends. It's called competition. And competition is antagonism.

Every society all government and every kind of civil compact therefore is or ought to be calculated for the general good and safety of the community.

In the past human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other especially in highly stressful situations.

What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready and willing to change a society.