Quotes About Community

Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans.

I write little quotes all the time to help encourage people to come together, like this one: 'If fate happens to toss you a lightbulb, use it to light the path of others, for they will use theirs to light the path of you. With your light together with mine, it's two times as bright and twice as strong.'

People who attend support groups who have been diagnosed with a life-challenging illness live on average twice as long after diagnosis as people who don't.

My dad is from Nottingham - although I've only been there twice in my life, with one being when my friend was at university there. I've always found it a friendly place and has a good night life.

Well, like most black Americans, I grew up thinking I was supposed to be a Democrat. It wasn't even something you questioned or thought twice about. Black equaled Democrat.

My favorite thing to do is just sit outside on the stoop and talk with all my neighbors. I can go out with curlers in my hair, and nobody blinks twice. It's just sad when people want to take a picture!

I invited President Trump twice now to come meet my family and my community because he seems to have a lot of opinions about the kind of people we are.

I was a very religious child - I went to synagogue at least once, sometimes twice, a day. And I remember my religiousness as good - I think religion is good for children, especially educated children, because it allows for imagination, a whole imaginative world apart from the practical world.

Religion is no longer a connection point for most people. Our communities were built on coming together in physical locations once a week or twice a week. These institutions have dissipated.

I shop at the farmers' market twice a week.

But I still definitely go to H Mart probably like once or twice a week to get my groceries. It's a very special place to me.

A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.

'Twilight' fans are great.

'Twilight' fans are different. They're very civil with one another. It's a respect because they're all in this together and they all appreciate the same things.

Courage, garrulousness and the mob are on our side. What more do we want?

I've developed an audience over the years and I don't want to loose them.

There's a lot of talk about division right now in America, and I really want to unite people and go like: 'Those are my problems, too, I feel that, too."

A nation will rise no higher than the strength of its homes. If you want to reform a nation you begin with families.

People think they have to be ambitious. But at a certain age, all you want is to be around nice, decent people.

Recently, I went to a disco with friends, and all the young people were saying, 'Dudamel, we want to go to your concert, but it's impossible because it's sold out.' It's really amazing.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

People want other people to know that they share our sensibility even if they're not exactly sure what that sensibility is.

People come to New York City because they want something different... now, people are just getting the sterilized version of that.

To keep your resolve, surround yourself with those who want you to succeed. The brain cannot do its job of protecting the body without contact with other people.