Able Quote by Robert D. Putnam

What really matters from the point of view of social capital and civic engagement is not merely nominal membership, but active and involved membership.

— Robert D. Putnam

Social capital may turn out to be a prerequisite for, rather than a consequence of, effective computer-mediated communication.

— Robert D. Putnam

Social network has change the way of life as we were used to living. We have a new wave of life changing communication technology…

— Glen Rambharack

Community is not something you have, like pizza. Now is it something you can buy. It's a living organism based on a web of…

— James Howard Kunstler

Every community is important in its own way and every community has its place within our country. But there is some integration between communities,…

— Konkona Sen Sharma

“Financial capital - the wherewithal for mass marketing - has steadily replaced social capital - that is, grassroots citizen networks - as the coin…

— Robert D. Putnam

A true community is not just about being geographically close to someone or part of the same social web network. It's about feeling connected…

— Yehuda Berg

The best of community does give one a deep sense of belonging and well-being; and in that sense community takes away loneliness.

— Henri Nouwen

Community is a sign that love is possible in a materialistic world where people so often either ignore or fight each other. It is…

— Jean Vanier

Community is a place where the connections felt in our hearts make themselves known in the bonds between people, and where the tuggings and…

— Parker J. Palmer

A society that relies on generalized reciprocity is more efficient than a distrustful society, for the same reason that money is more efficient than…

— Robert D. Putnam

Community is the fruit of our capacity to make the interests of others more important than our own.

— Henri Nouwen