Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.

The UN is committed to the goal of ensuring that all nations share in economic, social, & scientific progress. It delivers humanitarian assistance to the victims of wars and natural disasters.

I think the political process has degenerated into name-calling and extremism, and I think that that's unfortunate.

Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of basketball.

The Boy Scouts of America stands for a set of principles. These principles have a lot of staying power. The values you learn as a Scout are like a compass. They can help you find your way through difficult and sometimes unchartered terrain. The principles of Scouting give you a sense of what's important. I feel I owe the Boy Scouts a great deal, both personally and professionally.

When the playing is over, one can sense that one's youth has been spent playing a game, and now both the game and youth are gone.

Tax (reform) is ultimately a decision about values.