Quotes About Community

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main...

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.

A man is called selfish, not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbours'.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatsoever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die; for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no "brief candle" for me. It is a sort of splendid torch, which I have got hold of for the moment; and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

Many hands make light work.

With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to stand up for freedom together...

Here's to the man who labors and does it with a song. He stimulates his neighbors and helps the world along.

He did not belong to us, he belonged to the world.

Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don't have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don't have to know Einstein's theory of relativity to serve. You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

Martin Luther King represents a voice, a vision, and a way... I am convinced that the whole future of America depends on how seriously we take this voice, this vision, and this way.

Apathy among the Negroes themselves is also a factor. Even where polls are open to all, Negroes have shown themselves too slow to exercise their voting privileges. There must be a concerted effort on the part of Negro leaders to arouse their people from their apathetic indifference... In the past, apathy was a moral failure. Today, it is a form of moral and political suicide.

Suburban life is merely motherhood on wheels.

One cannot have too large a party.

Screen-Free Week is an annual invitation to play, explore, and rediscover the joys of life beyond ad-supported screens. During the first week of May, thousands of families, schools, and communities around the world will put down their entertainment screens for seven days of fun, connection, and discovery.

Life is never so busy that there is no time to serve.

Without love, the rich and poor live in the same house.

The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food.

A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away.

And the world came together as the people stayed apart.

When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener.

Whoever makes a garden Has never worked alone; the rain has always found it, The sun has always known; The wind has blown across it And helped to scatter seeds; Whoever makes a garden Has all the help he needs.

Friends can be good medicine.

I want to thank and pay tribute to all of our volunteers — those dedicated people who believe in all work and no pay.

Volunteers are paid in six figures — S-M-I-L-E-S.