Community Quotes · Page 120

Trying to learn from communities and engage with policy makers and community organizers all across the country is really important to me.

— Matthew Desmond

Everyone has this sense of togetherness right now. For example, one guy on the subway today, he wanted to share my pants.

— David Letterman

We have to bring communities together in order to begin working on that as a mutual goal.

— Hillary Clinton

“There is immense power when a group of people with similar interests gets together to work toward the same goals.”

— Idowu Koyenikan

I constantly hear from residents throughout my community about the need for common sense action in Congress to reduce gun violence.

— Mikie Sherrill

Investing for the poor requires participation from the entire community.

— Bill Gates

There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you…

— Timothy Keller

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats…

— Edward Abbey

The gay community just recognizes what their closets are and we straight have to spend years trying to figure out which closet…

— Judith Light

Belize pledges it continued support to the aspirations of the 23 million people of Taiwan to be full participants in all organs…

— Said Musa

No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his rights can give a good reason why he…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Every day I am part of my local town community, part of Rio Mesa High School Alumni, part of the racing world,…

— Charlie Kimball

“Monoculture wants you to forget that the joy of life is in the community of the village, where you can touch, taste,…

— Bryant McGill

Ultimately, the disconnect with the earth we have going relates to a deeper sickness of losing touch with our souls, our bodies,…

— Frazey Ford

“To live factionless is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the…

— Veronica Roth

And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the…

— Hans Kung

As a conscientious objector I did my community service in 1971 in a psychiatric hospital and a friend there, who also was…

— Michael Rother

I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It…

— Janet Mock

A lot of people want to have market share numbers, lots of users, because that's how they view their self worth. For…

— Linus Torvalds

“At the same time, however, the necessity for economic change in our countries has led us to conceive laws and accept traditions…

— Jean Vanier

A lawyer’s either a social engineer or … a parasite on society … A social engineer [is] a highly skilled, perceptive, sensitive…

— Charles Hamilton Houston

All over the world, independent and strong civil society - NGOs, faith leaders, and other community advocates - help governments solve problems…

— Ben Rhodes

I am honored to have Ajamu Baraka as a running mate. I think he brings enormous credibility in the disenfranchised communities, not…

— Jill Stein

“The society with lots of open disagreement and social conflict is the one surging with power in art, science, commerce, constructive social…

— Greg Forster

If you are an American, you must allow all ideas to circulate freely in your community, not merely your own.

— Kurt Vonnegut

For me, success is being able to give back to your friends, your family, your community, those in need and the world…

— Richie Sambora

What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.

— Hillary Clinton

I was glad to do my part to help bring visibility and representation to my community.

— Carl Nassib

Supermarkets don't really sustain a community, and they completely remove people from the food chain.

— Arthur Potts Dawson

I live in Brooklyn, in Williamsburg, so I just like to wander around. Williamsburg's such a cool little neighborhood community spot.

— Zoe Kravitz

Ashram means a community of men of religion. I feel that an ashram was a necessity of life for me.

— Mahatma Gandhi

As a society we cannot seem to make peace with nature. As individuals, it's hard for us to be at peace with…

— Terence McKenna

The Royal Family have always had an interest in a number of different areas of society. We are a part of society.

— Prince Andrew

The Internet has turned the world into one gigantic linked community, capable of instantly sharing vast amounts of incorrect information.

— W. Bruce Cameron

If we support human rights, we cannot ignore legalized brutality against any group of our global community.

— Kerry Kennedy

I think the international community should unite to fight such inhuman phenomena as terror attacks and the murder of totally innocent people.

— Vladimir Putin

Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music.

— Cass McCombs

“Build roads never seen before. Build bridges never existed before. Build a society never lived before. It is all in your hands…

— Abhijit Naskar

I think if you want to be active in the community, it's really important to understand where people come from.

— Minkah Fitzpatrick

I’m smiling on the inside. I feel I have a responsibility to the fashion community.

— Victoria Beckham