"At the heart of the celebration, there are……" — Jean Vanier
"At the heart of the celebration, there are the poor. If [they] are excluded, it is not longer a celebration. [...] A celebration must always be a festival of the poor."
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80 Quotes by Jean Vanier
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Communion is mutual trust, mutual belonging; it is the to-and-fro movement of love between two people where each one gives…
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So many in our world today are suffering from isolation, war and oppression. So much money is spent on the…
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So we need places, laboratories, the creation of places which could be each one of our homes, where we invite…
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Community means caring: caring for people. Dietrich Bonhoeffer says: "He who loves community destroys community; he who loves the brethren…
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Community begins in mystery and ends in administration. Leaders move away from people and into paper.
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He who is or has been deeply hurt has a RIGHT to be sure he is LOVED.
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The friend of time doesn't spend all day saying: 'I haven't got time.' He doesn't fight with time. He accepts…
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Those we most often exclude from the normal life of society, people with disabilities, have profound lessons to teach us
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Stop looking for peace. Give yourselves where you are. Stop looking at yourselves, look instead at your brothers and sisters…
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I remember that throughout history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers…
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In any case, community is not about perfect people. It is about people who are bonded to each other, each…
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We all know well that we can do things for others and in the process crush them, making them feel…
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More Celebration Quotes
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Cinco de Mayo has come to represent a celebration of the contributions that Mexican Americans and all Hispanics have made…
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But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab…
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Singing is like a celebration of oxygen.
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Therefore, I think that in the celebration of the 50 years of the present reign, there must be research on…
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It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part…
— Anthony Burgess
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I'm an enormous admirer of Christopher Lee. He's somebody, along with Vincent Price, who I celebrate, and I wanted my…
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In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or…
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There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.
— Francesca Annis
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I wrote "Bootylicious" because, at the time, I'd gained some weight and the pressure that people put you under, the…
— Beyonce Knowles
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That's why I called it Dangerously In Love. It's basically all of the steps in a relationship from when you…
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I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually…
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