Quotes About Belonging

Music has historically been one of the strongest forces binding together the disenfranchised, the alienated...People who do something together that is antisocial or somewhat off-center enjoy a bond...all misfits, but we are bound together in that.

An important take-home message is that it is vital to keep the lines of connection and communication open and to remember that we all—adolescents and adults—need to be members of a connected community.

We are not meant to live in isolation, but are dependent on one another for emotional well-being.

South Koreans often don't think of North Korean defectors as Korean. While we have been granted citizenship, the locals don't consider us as South Korean citizens. We are often treated differently and viewed differently, even by people who care for us the most.

I always viewed myself as kind of hip-hop's outcast, or hip-hop's stepson.

The big reason that 'Doctor Who' is still with us is that every single viewer who ever turned in to watch this show, at any age, at any time in its history, took it into their heart - because 'Doctor Who' belongs to all of us. Everyone made 'Doctor Who.'

Every viewer who ever turned on 'Doctor Who' has taken him into his heart. He belongs to all of us.

In New York, a 13-year-old Indian girl came up to me crying, saying to everyone nearby, 'This is where I come from.' It's easy to forget that actors have the ability to instill a sense of self in viewers. That's the greatest compliment.

Coming of age as a young queer man of color, it was a rarity to see any reflections of myself portrayed in mainstream media. Turning on the television or going to the movies was an escape into the imagination, yet it did not allow me a place of true connection to what I was viewing on the screen in front of me.

No matter your religion or what your political views are, I think there's one thing we can all agree on. Most human beings are not meant to be alone. I know I'm not.

I am very close to my family, and there's something life-affirming about that. Even if you feel completely different from them and have totally different views on politics and ethics, you're still family and have that immediate acceptance.

Overwhelmingly, I would say I've had really good support from many of my teammates and guys that I've played with. We want to be able to express our views. You know, we're part of this country, too.

I've never really identified with the way a typical alpha male views women. It's always an awkward forum for me to hang out with another guy and talk about girls, because I can't really find a way to fit in.

It always just feels good going back home. It feels like nothing has changed. Seeing my room, the views. It, like, grounds you.

There is room in our ranks for the old and decrepit, as well as the young and vigorous.

I've said it for a long time that Aston Villa is a special club.

I think if I hadn't been born in a pit village I'd have been part of a dramatic society.

I don't need to move to the States; I love our little village, Ibstock.

I'm an honorary old Jewish lady of the West Village.

I was born in New York but grew up between Switzerland, where my mom is from, and Tunisia, where my dad is from. Now I live in the East Village in New York, in the same building where my parents lived when I was born, so I've come full circle in my life.

I had a world of people who were raising me; it was like a little village.

I come from a small village.

I'm really proud to be from Bolton. Population-wise it's the biggest town in Europe but you feel you live in a village - you'll always find yourself beside someone you went to school with.

I live in a little suburb close to Kansas City called Prairie Village, where there's a feeling of everybody knowing everybody else. I think the same thing is true of New York City, by the way.