Quotes About Community

Instead of trying to change people, we could change the world.

If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their children will probably follow.

Giving back has always been instilled in me since I was a little girl. To me, it's been something that's a been part of my life.

Since I was little, it was instilled in me to conserve water. In terms of what can you do as an individual, it's an easy issue to get behind.

My roots really instilled Chicago values in me.

I am so proud to be a Philadelphian. I believe there's a different drive and hustle that's instilled in us.

My mom worked three jobs. She was a hospital clerk. But we always had the best Christmas and holidays. I like to help as many people as I can in the holidays. She instilled that in me.

A general loathing of a gang or sect usually has some sound basis in instinct.

I have an instinct to want to be part of a group of people. I feel safe there. That's why I was in school for so long.

I was mentored in high school through the National Hispanic Institute and I did the same for girls when I got older.

United is no longer just a football club; it is an institution. I feel the demands are beyond one human being.

The institution of religion is important.

For me, having characters who are part of a faith then allows me to talk about how that faith either works or fails them without having to attack the institution.

When you allow racial disparity and institutional inequity to affect one part of the country, eventually it's coming back to get everyone.

I'm grateful that I've enjoyed the support of libraries, bookshops and institutional funders.

If the church adopts a school, and the school has kids, and the kids have parents, well, then you've reconnected the hub of a community, because you've brought together its three most fundamental institutions - church, schools, and family.

As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives.

I brought together experts from health care, business, academic institutions, and the community to develop a comprehensive blueprint for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care in the City of Boston.

I just don't get on with institutions. I need simple relationships with people who believe in me.

I like America, where believers eddy around each other like currents of air. Even our atheists are devout! To be an American is to be a believer. I don't have much faith in institutions, but I still believe in people.

I was fascinated by what happens when government institutions fail and citizens take the law into their own hands.

After all is said and done and institutions fail, people still have some ability to care for each other.

I think we were instrumental in saving downtown Seattle. To me, that's the biggest thing we did.

We want to embrace the younger crowds and get them to embrace instruments.