Quotes About Community

I grew up watching shows like 'Martin' and 'Fresh Prince' and 'Moesha,' and I was inspired by all these shows. When I was growing up, there were so many black people in TV. That's just the world I was around.

I think it's not so difficult to get a good atmosphere in St Mary's.

The problems we face aren't Democratic problems or Republican problems. These are Maryland's problems.

If a mass movement turns into worshipping a particular person, that's a great problem.

Massachusetts is a global community.

I can't serve just the Negro cause. I've got to serve all the people of Massachusetts.

We have to have something that reaches the masses. That's what I've always known Me Too could do.

No matter how many shows or how much work we do, we are not going to make a difference. It's only the masses that will make a difference.

The coming out video was not just for the masses, but also for many people in my family.

I'm not really massively into going out. I'm much more of a hibernator. It's nice to have people come to your house or go to someone's house, I think.

Fans are massively important. One, they bring so much money into the clubs, but also football wouldn't be as big as it is if it wasn't for the fans.

No player can win matches on his own.

I've grown up with a really strong group of women around - my mum, sister and auntie, and I've had the same five girl mates since school.

Me and my mates are very, very close. We all talk about our problems - especially as we've got older. But I don't think a lot of people have that.

My mates are absolute nutters. They're all Essex boys in the true sense and they definitely keep my feet on the ground.

Rap music's the only thing that ever mattered.

I've never been in a situation where winning was the only goal, that no individual stat mattered.

For me to live in England and be part of English football is the maximum of this life.

I was the first mayor to even go meet with the LGBT community.

Part of me would love to be mayor for the simple reason that I love my city.

The background of a mayor of a city of any size is a background of somebody who on one hand is an executive and on the other hand is very close to the ground.

I'll be the mayor of all the people.

Ninety-five percent of my work is being mayor. But that 5% that nags at all of us - of what's going wrong in this country - I think is best thought out not in your own head but by getting out there, being out there, and listening to Americans.

I believe my role as mayor is to be out in the community and as much as possible, I want my team out in the community.