Quotes About Community

If the power elite want to forget about pollution, and if they impose structural amnesia on a community, you need an omnipotent mind to remember how things once were. You needed, the Arenos felt, God.

the more that people confine themselves to likeminded company, the more extreme their views become.

Louisianians are sacrificial lambs to the entire American industrial system.

You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant.

Tenochtitlán y Texcoco aportarían guerreros y estrategas, mientras que la humilde Tacuba proporcionaría cargadores y tortillas

I'm not sure I even need a lover, male or female. Sometimes I think I'd settle for five good friends.

Sooner or later, though, no matter where in the world we live, we must join the diaspora, venturing beyond our biological family to find our logical one, the one that actually makes sense for us.

She told me about the cop. And the movie star, and the construction worker. You're not having a life Michael, you're fucking the Village People one at a time

Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor and tutor students, and demonstrate through their actions how much they value their children's education.

No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.

I speak directly to the people, and I know that the people of California want to have better leadership. They want to have great leadership. They want to have somebody that will represent them. And it doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican, young or old.

So is that what's important to you? To be able to freeze in the middle of a scene and to have somebody give you your line? Wouldn't it be much better to go through Africa and show them how to dig wells and how to make vegetables grow and inspire them to plant?

Through art we discover that we are not alone.

alters/annihilates all pretensions of individual

Mensen hebben warmte nodig. Daarop leven ze. Daarvan leven ze. Die warmte is geen misdaad. Het gebrek eraan is de misdaad.

in the process gently reminding the scientific community that it has a bad habit of dismissing what it can't explain instead of evolving better theories.

We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.

Devote the back half of your life to serving others with your wisdom.

When Ronald Reagan made his case to the American people, he didn't spend a lot of time talking about what he was fighting against. He spent most of his speech talking about who he was fighting for. This is what conservatives too often forget.

You need strong human connections to help you get on the second curve and flourish.

No matter how introverted you are, you cannot expect to thrive into old age without healthy, intimate relationships.

Marriage and family are not an adequate substitute for close friendships, which should not be left up to chance.

Carlos's question made me reflect on the fact that, like a lot of hardworking, ambitious people, I had lots and lots of "deal friends" but not too many real friends, and I was pretty lonely as a result. I vowed to cultivate my few real friendships much more.

Further, my connection to others makes my jump to the second curve all the more natural and normal. Indeed, the crystallized intelligence curve is predicated on interconnectedness. Without it, my wisdom has no outlet.