Communities Quotes

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Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of the Kikuyu carried a staff… — Wangari Maathai
I would like to call on young people to commit themselves to activities that contribute toward achieving their long-term dreams. They have the energy and… — Wangari Maathai
The green economy should not just be about reclaiming throw-away stuff. It should be about reclaiming thrown-away communities. It should not just be about recycling… — Van Jones
Liberals believe that crime is inextricably linked with poverty. In reality, most poor people never resort to crime, and some wealthy people commit evil acts… — Rush Limbaugh
In order to survive, a plurality of true communities would require not egalitarianism and tolerance but knowledge, an understanding of the necessity of local differences,… — Wendell Berry
The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. It destroys communities and makes humanity impossible. It creates bitterness in the survivors… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
An intensive human rights education for all communities needs to be provided to overcome the old prejudices. — Ruth Manorama
As an empowerment right, education is the primary vehicle by which economically and socially marginalised adults and children can lift themselves out of poverty, and… — Koichiro Matsuura
We are reviewing our experience to enable us to respond to the cultural challenge: to help countries, communities and individuals interpret universal principles, translate them… — Thoraya Obaid
We also know that the various faith-based institutions provide about 50 per cent of the health and education services in the poor communities; we also… — Thoraya Obaid
It's the flock, the grove, that matters. Our responsibility is to species, not to specimens; to communities, not to individuals. — Sara Bonnett Stein
The social [media channel] isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about trust, connection, and… — Umair Haque
In modern societies, some members of ethnic minority groups do not want to feel compelled to heed the voices of their communities when participating as… — Unknown Author
We are social beings who make communities with an urgency, and it is a stern charge to make us take refuge in the lonely world… — Vijay Prashad
People are hungry in these communities. They don't know how they are going to get food. — Unknown Author
I've directed the full resources of our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and bring them to justice. We will make no… — George W. Bush
We need strong public health institutions to respond to any challenge. We need to deal with critical infrastructure. The reality is that very little money… — Bob Menendez
Centralized sounds good ... but the reality is that the National Guard and Army don't have the kind of ties with local organizations that ultimately… — Peter May
At the same, we need to remain sensitive to the reality that we are still an African society in which the majority of the people… — Ibrahim Babangida
From the fact of general well-being came the new position of the poor. They were now in most communities a minority. The voice of the… — John Kenneth Galbraith

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