Bars Quote by Emily Mortimer

THE POWER OF THE GROUP We all want to feel a sense of belonging. This isn’t a character flaw. It’s fundamental to the human…

— Rosalind Wiseman

Belonging to a group can provide the child with a variety of resources that an individual friendship often cannot--a sense of collective participation, experience…

— Zick Rubin

There is, of course, great value in belonging to a group. Safety in numbers, for one. But there is also a mathematical explanation for…

— Gregory Berns

We all construct worldviews that give us a sense of meaning. Mostly it is about belonging to a group and having a sense of…

— Carmen Lawrence

“Most people cannot stand being alone for long. They are always seeking groups to belong to, and if one group dissolves, they look for…

— Doris Lessing

You know, there's like a boat-load of gangs at this school. This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with…

— Napoleon Dynamite

I've had more students die than I ever thought possible. My husband urges me to quit Fairfield and teach at some school without gang…

— Simone Elkeles

Something in me was always watching life from the outside, permanently obsessed with the notion of belonging vs. not-belonging [to a group]. It did…

— Barbara Kingsolver

In other words, first we must call people to communion with God, to intimacy with God, to a sense of belonging. Most people are…

— Henri Nouwen

I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they should have, that there is something…

— Billy Bragg

The dynamism of any diverse community depends not only on the diversity itself but on promoting a sense of belonging among those who formerly…

— Anonymous

When you're guest-starring, it's very nice, but you're there very briefly, and it's right there in the name: You're a guest. It's very hard…

— Zeljko Ivanek