Community Quotes · Page 128

By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.

— Socrates

I never thought my imperfections would be weaponized and used to try to destroy me and the community that I have loved.

— Katie Hill

Communities of tract houses, plopped on a grid, represent a way of throwing historical forms around like bouillabaisse.

— Robert A. M. Stern

It is always sound business to take any obtainable net gain, at any cost, and at any risk to the rest of…

— Thorstein Veblen

Consumer society tantalises us. We then try within ourselves to control the needs that are being constantly stimulated.

— Susie Orbach

In an oppressive society if a group stands up to take care of the lambs, it automatically stands up against the wolves.

— Vishal Mangalwadi

Kmart is incredibly supportive of the Hispanic community and is therefore an ideal partner for my exclusive collection.

— Thalia

“Wealth without real worthiness Is no good for the neighbourhood; But their proper mixture Is the summit of beatitude.”

— Sappho

November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where they invite authors and sell…

— Anita Diament

“We set off towards the square, where a knot of old folks hovered around the local pigeon community, their lives reduced to…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

It's a real honor and dream come true for me to be part of something as awesome as NBC's 'Community,' working with…

— Shangela

It's also important for those who promote those issues within the white community - the somewhat privileged community - to talk about…

— Danny Glover

There is a natural partnership between State and Commerce, and the American business community to work together to educate the United States…

— Lawrence Eagleburger

When people pay taxes, they are buying a service and benefit for their community. Colorado Tax Tracks shows taxpayers what they pay…

— Cary Kennedy

Fear Street' just takes all of those stereotypes and those tropes and flips them on its head. I feel honored to be…

— Kiana Madeira

The marginalization of African-Americans within their own community based on sexuality is a construct that is more complex than the idea that…

— Karamo Brown

I had started doing small community theater shows in my hometown of Cleveland. I did a lot of shows there before I…

— Isabela Moner

I was making films about American society, and it is true that I never felt at home there, except perhaps when my…

— Douglas Sirk

You cannot form a community of countries of different strength without a certain amount of equilibrium. That is reflected in, for example,…

— Wolfgang Schauble

“[..] the innate tendency of a society of consumers to instil in their members a willingness to accord other people the same…

— Zygmunt Bauman

We live increasingly in a world of haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme poverty and unbelievable riches.…

— Noreena Hertz

I was born into the most amazing family an underdog could be born into, and I was born into the LGBTQ community.…

— Justin Tranter

Latino actors and actresses have had to struggle for decades, but when I came around with Real Women Have Curves, attitudes were…

— America Ferrera

NC LIVE has the potential to give citizens across North Carolina immediate access to the rich array of information resources housed by…

— Molly Corbett Broad

There are a great many people in our society who are happy, but since they don't know they're happy, they're not happy.

— Theodore Isaac Rubin

The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Work gives you meaning. Work turns you into a servant to your family and to your neighbors and to your local community.

— Ben Sasse

Building back better demands that we build back better for everyone - and that we leave no one and no community behind.

— Alex Padilla

How can you see that the pressure is getting to me? I think you can see me pull back more from the…

— Myron Rolle

We overlook just how large a role we all play--and by 'we' I mean society--in determining who makes it and who doesn't.

— Malcolm Gladwell

“Be bold! Step out of your comfort zone, burn down the stereotypes, the labels, the categories, and build a community.”

— Kaylee Stepkoski

I think the thing that has always made me happy is being in the struggle, in a community of struggle with other…

— Eve Ensler

“Our power as individuals is multiplied when we gather together as families, teams, and communities with common goals.”

— Susan Scott

A Literary Society is the most proper form for the introduction of our Order into any state where we are yet strangers.

— Adam Weishaupt

In a community all acts of individuals and of organizations are directly or indirectly interconnected and interdependent

— Chester Barnard

Inequality within the deaf and hard of hearing community is something I feel really passionate about and always will do.

— Rachel Shenton

Where I grew up, there was one supermarket, one school, one hairdresser, and that was it. It was a very small community.

— Sylvia Hoeks

We look at every project as a way to connect with our community and ask ourselves if it will entertain and empower…

— Maverick Carter

When it comes to nurturing professional relationships and developing a community, LinkedIn is one of the best resources.

— Lewis Howes

Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community - the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.

— Timothy Keller