Communities Quotes

901 Communities quotes by 686 unique authors

Electronic communities build nothing. You wind up with nothing. We are dancing animals. How beautiful it is to get up and go out and do… — Kurt Vonnegut
I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is toward individuals: for instance, I hate the tribe of lawyers, but… — Jonathan Swift
A kernel of truth lurks at the heart of religion, because spiritual experience, ethical behavior, and strong communities are essential for human happiness. And yet… — Sam Harris
The horror of class stratification, racism, and prejudice is that some people begin to believe that the security of their families and communities depends on… — Dorothy Allison
Imagine how our own families, let alone the world, would change if we vowed to keep faith with one another, strengthen one another, look for… — Gordon B. Hinckley
I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth: the… — Orson Scott Card
The fairy tale emanates from specific struggles to humanize bestial and barbaric forces, which have terrorized our minds and communities in concrete ways, threatening to… — Jack Zipes
Have you ever wondered why Republicans are so interested in encouraging people to volunteer in their communities? It’s because volunteers work for no pay. Republicans… — George Carlin
You were born to lead as mothers and fathers because nowhere is righteous leadership more crucial than in the family. You were born to lead… — Sheri L. Dew
Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to. — Orson Scott Card
My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human… — Albert Einstein
With the Internet, we can choose the very communities we want to be a part of. — Alex Shakar
A person is a person through other persons. None of us comes into the world fully formed. We would not know how to think, or… — Desmond Tutu
Choosing leaf or flesh, factory farm or family farm, does not in itself change the world, but teaching ourselves, our children, our local communities, and… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Most artists are brought to their vocation when their own nascent gifts are awakened by the work of a master. That is to say, most… — Lewis Hyde
As man advances in civilization, and small tribes are united into larger communities, the simplest reason would tell each individual that he ought to extend… — Charles Darwin
Not TV or illegal drugs but the automobile has been the chief destroyer of American communities. — Jane Jacobs
Some people tried to hurt us to protect themselves, their family and communities...This was one of the consequences of civil war. People stopped trusting each… — Ishmael Beah
When people love each other, they are content with very little. When we have light and joy in our hearts, we don't need material wealth.… — Jean Vanier
If we are looking for insurance against want and oppression, we will find it only in our neighbors' prosperity and goodwill and, beyond that, in… — Wendell Berry
The Lord has blessed you with a testimony of the truth. You have felt His influence and witnessed His power. And if you continue to… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Fluidity means that our black identities are constantly changing as we respond to circumstances in our families and communities of origin, and as we interact… — Bell Hooks
The act of writing itself is much like the construction of a mirror made of words. Looking at certain illuminated corners of or cracks within… — Aberjhani
Common to all these types is the anthropomorphic character of their conception of God. In general, only individuals of exceptional endowments, and exceptionally high-minded communities,… — Albert Einstein
What we now want is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the earth, and the elimination of egoism and pride… — Nikola Tesla

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