When we become isolated, we are prone to being damaged; our minds lose their flexibility and natural kindness; we become vulnerable to… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
Each member of the family in his own cell of consciousness, each making his own patchwork quilt of reality - collecting fragments… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“Love is experienced as a felt sense of belonging, deep contentment, abiding ease, and joy. It is an overarching feeling of acceptance,… — Sarajoy Marsh Copy Share Image
“We prefer our tribes to the others. We believe in the superiority of our tribe, and we push back against those who… — Tom C.W. Lin Copy Share Image
“Community as belonging . . . In many groups of people and clubs of all sorts (political, sports, leisure, liberal professions, etc.)… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
“To engage in activism that envisions alternatives ways of organizing society and alternative ways of being is to risk membership in society,… — Deborah B. Gould Copy Share Image
“Connection: Connection is the energy that is created between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
People come to Paris, to the capital, to give their lives a sense of belonging, of an almost mythical participation in society. — Marguerite Duras Copy Share Image
I love the sense of belonging in Hong Kong. I love that it is such an international city. I love our food… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
A sense of belonging is a sine qua non of healthy psychological functioning everywhere. Such a sense, beginning in infancy and continuing… — Maureen O'Hara Copy Share Image
[...] The goal of Communism and the New World Order always has been the destruction of family. This forces people to get… — Henry Makow Copy Share Image
“Grundtvig believed that national identity was about a sense of belonging, that Denmark should not pursue outer grandeur but seek prosperity in… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Close your eyes, Matt, and focus on third eye, the second chakra of your being. Open third eye and you will feel… — Joe Niemczura Copy Share Image
Destroying the nation state are mainly three things: the global economy, global communication technology and global culture. And this is where we… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
“In her book Grit, social psychologist Angela Duckworth identifies the single quality that most marks those who succeed in life, those who… — Will Dean Copy Share Image
Unity must be of the mind and heart, a sense of belonging together and of facing together those who attack it. — Jawaharlal Nehru Copy Share Image
Donald Trump understands sense of belonging. And a lot of people think globalization, any time you make any particularity, you're sort of… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
How could I have thought that I needed to cure myself in order to fit into the 'real' world? I didn't need… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
When I meet a new person, I am on the lookout for signs of what he or she is loyal to. It… — Haniel Long Copy Share Image
This might be a controversial thing to suggest, but in a quest to understand and relate to terrorism or school shootings, sometimes… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I see the world as a temporary site-specific installation, structures, infrastructures, the foundation of our sense of belonging and our identity, seen… — Olivo Barbieri Copy Share Image
The truth is that those who join gangs - more often than not they are young men in their later teens -… — Chris Grayling Copy Share Image
“He'd imagined peacetime would bring him a sense of belonging. During the war it kept him going, that thought of peace. He'd… — Amanda Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
“...to create a sense of belonging takes dedicated time and space to listen and to care for each other, whether we are… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
A lack of affiliation may mean a lack of accountability, and forming a sense of commitment can be hard without a sense… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image