Quotes About Community

There are a number of parallels between the slums of Brazil and those found in my hometown, Karachi. The dichotomy that exists in Brazil is uncannily similar to that found in Pakistan, and I hope to one day make a film that follows similar themes.

I can't imagine writing something that didn't address Jewish themes and questions. It's such a big part of my life, a lot of the way in which I experience the world.

With 'The Chi,' it's me observing my own city and also pulling some things from themes I've dealt with in my life.

Students and teachers should be sensitive towards the themes of empowerment of the marginalised.

I strongly believe film should create conversations around themes we are grappling with as a society.

The strongest governments on earth cannot clean up pollution by themselves. They must rely on each ordinary person, like you and me, on our choices, and on our will.

People want to be part of something that's bigger than themselves. It's motivating. It helps all of us to work harder.

Actually creating a positive school climate, particularly in schools that are in communities that are themselves not calm and orderly, is hard work.

An elite is someone who's for themselves and not for the country.

The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory.

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.

I want all Egyptian people to follow my way to improve themselves. We are a huge country. We have many children. I want everyone to dream and feel they can do something.

No one can do anything by themselves. Sometimes you may need help and sometimes you will be offering it.

You want to buy cars and houses and castles, all of that's on you and how America has systematized your mind to be into materialism. Hip-hop ain't got nothing to do with that. I'm glad that anybody making money has picked themselves up - I just want them to give some of it back to the community.

For millennials, being a geek is a positive thing, and we see people proudly self-identifying themselves as geeks.

There is nothing I enjoy more than to see others enjoy themselves.

We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.

Anytime you share life stories with other people, you know, you are acknowledging their humanity and kind of accessing some things about yourself, and other people start to expect things about themselves. It's kind of like a fellowship.

I think that if all kids aspire to reach a point where they could feed themselves and a few of their friends, this would be good for the world surely.

I still do believe in the power of the Internet for good. I believe it's a net positive. I believe that it does connect people. It does give people a chance to be more of themselves. It does allow for content to be created for audiences that were being completely ignored and neglected.

I think the real breakthrough will come when sport becomes a social activity, when a family chose sport over a movie on a Sunday afternoon and go and involve themselves in the sporting activity.

What I hope is less about what the greens will do but what people who don't consider themselves part of the green movement will do.

I cannot accept this country being destroyed by selfish people who only think about themselves.

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.