Community Quotes · Page 117

A society in which there are high levels of voluntary activity will simply be a better, happier place than one where there…

— Jonathan Sacks

Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.

— Anonymous

If certain Jewish communities had distinctive qualities, they were due to history, not biology.

— Shlomo Sand

In the 1980s and the 1990s, when HIV hit its peak, the gay community was at the forefront of the fight against…

— Elizabeth Flock

Our society, like decadent Rome, has turned into an amusement society, with writers chief among the court jesters

— Saul Bellow

Thank George Michael for your radical activism in the LGBTQ community! Love you always!

— Miley Cyrus

It's interesting: the letters I get from mayors that want Wal-Mart to look and invest in their community.

— Mike Duke

People are longing to rediscover true community. We have had enough of loneliness, independence and competition.

— Jean Vanier

It is often the case with a new idea that when it comes knocking on society's door with modesty and the best…

— Isak Dinesen

It was just really fun doing 'Step Brothers,' and then 'Party Down' came a year later. I was having so much fun.…

— Adam Scott

Community colleges need to be upgraded. We got to have training for real jobs. We've got a lot of jobs that are…

— Emanuel Cleaver

Part of the greatness of being on the Island is it's a smaller community; all of the players live within a couple…

— Barry Trotz

Often in gothic novels there's a large house, an estate, and it's symbolic of that culture. Usually it's sort of moldering or…

— Joyce Carol Oates

What we need is political leadership which can give guidance to the development of global governance. We need business leadership which goes…

— Juan Somavia

I don't agree with those in our community who think that, as gay people, we are special and should therefore keep ourselves…

— Gavin Creel

I am committed to ensure that our 2008 Republican presidential candidates forthrightly address issues of importance to the African-American community.

— Ken Mehlman

While it is unlikely that poetry or art shall eliminate the reality of war in the twenty-first century, it is thrilling to…

— Aberjhani

The first theatre I ever found was in the backyard of a new suburban community in the foothills of the Poconos. My…

— Mercedes Ruehl

Once again, victims of disaster have turned to the UN and the international community in their time of need, .. The world…

— Ted Turner

The nations of the Middle East will have to decide what kind of future they want for themselves for their country and,…

— Donald Trump

If the earth is man's extended body, to be loved and respected as one's own body, those who do no greening of…

— Alan Watts

“Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at the NYU Stern School of Business, made the case for why in an essay in The…

— Thomas L. Friedman

W.Z. Foster {head of the American Communist Party}, who had no money, went to Moscow and came back and announced that he…

— Samuel Gompers

The gap between ideals and actualities, between dreams and achievements, the gap that can spur strong men to increased exertions, but can…

— George Will

There's a real rebirth in the artistic community to stand up for what you believe in.

— Kenneth Ehrlich

When people are healthy, their families, communities and countries thrive.

— Tedros Adhanom

The world is a community. Encourage one another to become the best version of themselves. Motivate each other to become healthy.

— Anonymous

I want every young Indigenous girl to think about getting involved in their communities. You're never too young to help with community…

— Deb Haaland

If we members of the Jewish community don't support the Jewish organizations, nobody else will.

— Marc Platt

“Society as a whole is more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps”

— Karl Marx

“The closest bond that we share with our brethren is that of grief. Every community knows sorrow.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

I come from a community plagued with so much poverty and violence and homophobia.

— Big Freedia

High society is for those who have stopped working and no longer have anything important to do.

— Woodrow Wilson

My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream.

— Nicole Ari Parker

Our seemingly small acts of kindness have the power to impact every measure of our lives and help our communities thrive.

— Cynthia Germanotta

Any society that does not succeed in tapping into the energy and creativity of its youth will be left behind.

— Kofi Annan

There is a stigma attached to community colleges, and we do need to change the narrative.

— Jill Biden

For whatever reason, illiteracy continues to plague the racist troll community.

— Franchesca Ramsey

“It is as vital to know where you no longer belong as it is to know where you do belong.”

— Gin Love Thompsonson

The family is the most important wealth of a nation. May we endeavor to defend and strengthen the foundation of society.

— Pope Francis