Communities Quotes
901 Communities quotes by 686 unique authors
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There is one, and only one solution, and we have almost no time to try it. We must turn all our resources to repairing the…
— Bill Mollison
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Our community of rebels, of humble truth seekers, wants to turn our culture around. We don't despise our country. We don't desire failure. We desire…
— Joel Salatin
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Do we open ourselves to the Holy Spirit, so as to be an active part of our communities, or do we close in on ourselves,…
— Pope Francis
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Investing in girls' education is the very best thing we can do, not just for our daughters and granddaughters, but for their families, their communities,…
— Michelle Obama
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If we truly want to end youth homelessness... then we have to invest in prevention and support communities as they work to implement these life-changing…
— Cyndi Lauper
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People are murdering each other without any recourse... So we need to get in our communities and work from the inside out.
— Russell Simmons
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If you design communities for automobiles, you get more automobiles. If you design them for people, you get walkable, livable communities.
— Parris Glendening
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I realized if you can change a classroom, you can change a community, and if you change enough communities you can change the world.
— Erin Gruwell
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In Southern West Virginia we live in a war zone. Three and one-half million pounds of explosives are being used every day to blow up…
— Judy Bonds
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There was a time in the United States when most of our financial institutions were local. Which essentially meant that local communities were able to…
— David Korten
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Why not assume that our humanity, including the self-control needed for livable societies, is built into us? Does anyone truly believe that our ancestors lacked…
— Frans de Waal
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When we adopt—and when we encourage a culture of adoption in our churches and communities—we’re picturing something that’s true about our God. We, like Jesus,…
— Russell D. Moore
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Jack Bogle's passionate cry of Enough! contains a thought-provoking litany of life lessons regarding our individual roles in commerce and society. Employing a seamless mix…
— David F. Swensen
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Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and lifelong support, let…
— Barack Obama
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We won't win every battle. We won't save every child. But together we can be the standard bearers of human dignity by being present in…
— Joia Mukherjee
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Let’s summarize. What is awesomeness? Awesomeness happens when thick — real, meaningful — value is created by people who love what they do, added to…
— Umair Haque
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We urgently need a paradigm shift in our concept of the purposes and practices of education. We need to leave behind the concept of education…
— Grace Lee Boggs
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One changed child eventually changes a family. A changed family will influence change in its church. Enough changed churches will transform a community. Changed communities…
— Wess Stafford
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In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails, UCLA's Kleiman argues that new strategies for targeting repeat offenders--including reforms to make probation an effective sanction…
— David Von Drehle
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Being the church that Jesus intended means that we must participate in God’s eternal purposes for his world. Renewal means more than reinventing ourselves; it…
— Alan Hirsch
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