People in Oklahoma don't wake up every morning wondering what the government is going to do for them.

It is not OK for anyone to be obese. There needs to be a cultural shift.

If your city's being populated by highly educated twentysomething s with choices, you're probably going to succeed.

The bottom line is that we have entered an age when local communities need to invest in themselves. Federal and state dollars are becoming more and more scarce for American cities. Political and civic leaders in local communities need to make a compelling case for this investment.

We need a better strategy for poor people...because what we're doing isn't working.

Cities have to realize that whatever the federal government is going to do, its not going to be enough. And cities that proactively take control of their own quality of life initiatives are going to be the cities that ultimately attract the highly talented young people and create the jobs.

People look for their leadership to lead.