Quotes About Community

V??il jsem v romantickou lásku, protože moje kultura mi to vštípila a protože v ni v??ili všichni kolem.

researcher Charles Handy at the London Business School concluded: Trust gives people a sense of belonging. When people feel they're active members of their work community—not merely hired help—they become interested in the company's future and willingly dedicate their time and talent.119

As researcher Charles Handy at the London Business School concluded: Trust gives people a sense of belonging. When people feel they're active members of their work community—not merely hired help—they become interested in the company's future and willingly dedicate their time and talent.119

The building was old. A more prosperous community would have torn it down years ago, but Ice Islanders just kept fixing it, making do. The prevailing attitude seemed to be that good teachers and not fancy buildings were the key to a solid education. A teacher needed books, a blackboard, chalk, and a classroom. Period. The function of the building was to keep the students warm and dry; anything else would be extravagant.

Hope springs eternal in the town of dreams...and so does despair and humiliation.

No statues, please. School or statue? Hospital or statue? No need to explain further.

Even the most educated of us are prejudiced. One simple test of prejudice is this—will you allow your siblings or children to marry outside your community or religion? If your answer is no, then no matter how much you cheer for the Indian team, stand at attention for the national anthem or cheer the Indian flag, you are prejudiced.

The third trait is divisiveness. This is often taught at our home, particularly our family and relatives, where we learn about the differences amongst people. Our

Yes, honesty pays but only if all of society is honest. If only you are honest, but everyone else is not, you will suffer. This is the bottleneck obstructing change in India today. We all want to be honest, but we don't want to be the only one honest, for then we will suffer. This paradox prevents change.

We could have the most amazing leaders, the best policies and the strictest laws; however, if we the people don't care about what the leaders do or about following laws, nothing good can happen.

However, ask someone to articulate Indian community values and there won't be a clear answer. Do

Collective responsibility, a sense of the greater good versus just one's own good, and a strong set of collective values are imperative for improving society. These are the aims of all these pieces about our society.

Hunger or tasteless food, hostel life is about whatever is easier to deal with

That all may be one." We were born for these words, for unity, to contribute toward its fulfillment in the world.

All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other, then we shall have no more wars. We shall all be alike, brothers of one father and one mother with one sky above us and one country around us and one government for all. Then the Great Spirit Chief who rules above will smile upon this land and send rain to wash out the bloody spots made by brothers' hands upon the face of the Earth.

The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom.

Most people know more about their own elected officials via smear campaigns than they know about their own neighbors via conversation, and many know more about the celebrities via tabloids than they know about their own representatives via voting booklets.

Worries go down better with soup.

It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story.

Tea is a cup of life.

Our camp-kettle, filled from the brook, hummed doubtfully for a while, then busily bubbled under the sidelong glare of the flames—cups clinked and rattled—the fragrant steam ascended; and soon this little circlet in the wilderness grew warm and genial as my lady's drawing-room.

Tea is the symbol of and antidote to civilization.