Our Communities Quotes
116 Our Communities quotes by 103 unique authors
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The essential challenge is to transform the isolation and self-interest within our communities into connectedness and caring for the whole.
— Peter Block
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The arts can enrich all of us in this nation as individuals. The arts can enrich all of our communities and the country. And the…
— Michelle Obama
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Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve the character of our communities, we'll never break the cycle…
— Carrie P. Meek
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The goal of this office will not be to favor one religious group over another - or even religious groups over secular groups. It will…
— Barack Obama
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The [nonprofit] sector enhances our creativity, enlivens our communities, nurtures individual responsibility, stirs life at the grassroots, and reminds us that we were born free.
— John W. Gardner
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The Crime Victims Fund is distributed to service providers who assist millions of crime victims annually throughout our communities in a host of ways. It…
— Jim Costa
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Can we actually suppose that we are wasting, polluting, and making ugly this beautiful land for the sake of patriotism and the love of God?…
— Wendell Berry
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Kindness is the connection that links us all together and strengthens the bonds within our communities, neighborhoods, and families.
— Rosalynn Carter
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People may come to our communities because they want to serve the poor; they will only stay once they have discovered that they themselves are…
— Jean Vanier
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Together, we must renew our continued commitment to serve and pledge to bring a positive change to our communities.
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
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It's wonderful to work for a company that gives so much back to its communities, especially to our children. Donations are only one way we…
— Patricia Brooks
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I believe it is incumbent upon Congress to act aggressively to ameliorate fear and help our country take the essential steps that will make our…
— Paul Gillmor
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A pinwheel also needs wind. And with our actions, and our intentions, we can be that wind. We have to be those agents of change…
— Josh Charles
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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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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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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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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 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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Cycling to work is an important issue for business - the more who do it, the more our communities will support it. Healthy and green,…
— Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham
Who Wrote These Our Communities Quotes
103 authors contributed a total of 116 Our Communities Quotes, led by these top contributors: