Quotes About Community

It seemed like people could go one of two ways: Either freak out and start rioting, or they actually act like human beings in trouble out to, and look out for one another. When LA blacked out, there had been big time rioting. In New York, people had pulled together.

Sunset Point was one of those boils festering on the face of the planet: a subdivision.

In the Midwest, if you show up to a college town on a weekend, you risk running into a football game.

I figure everyone is so insane about the internet there must be something cool there.

I'm not saying pain is what defines us as human beings. But it is, in many ways, what unites us.

Regardless of what I think about Islam or Wicca or any other religion, the fact is that it's a group of people. Every faith has its ceremonies. And since it's made up of people, every faith also has its assholes.

Every faith has its ceremonies. And since it's made up of people, every faith also has its assholes.

Mess with one of us, and you mess with all of us. If they voted me out, that aegis would be gone.

The creation of the community encourages investment in that community," I said. "Once they've invested, they'll fight to protect it.

Maybe it'll be a nice dinner, and everyone will sing 'Kumbaya' together.

I don't want to live in a world where the strong rule and the weak cower. I'd rather make a place where things are a little quieter.

The only mirrors we have are other people.

No matter how severe Vadderung's people might be, they're always cheered by the chance to give you a hard time.

Perhaps your quest to be part of building something great will not fall in your business life. But find it somewhere. If not in corporate life, then perhaps in making your church great. If not there, then perhaps a nonprofit, or a community organization, or a class you teach. Get involved in something that you care so much about that you want to make it the greatest it can possibly be, not because of what you will get, but just because it can be done.

remember that when things get hard, there are always people who care. I think you reminded me of that not that long ago. That's what friends are for.

They placed their lives on hold for a group of strangers and asked for nothing in return. They affirmed the basic goodness of man at a time when it was easy to doubt such humanity still existed. If the terrorists had hoped their attacks would reveal the weaknesses in western society, the events in Gander proved its strength.

Neighbor to neighbor. It is a mentality that has been fostered over centuries, since the earliest settlers realized the only way to survive in this desolate but beautiful outpost was to work together. Much of their music captures this spirit.

Their willingness to help others is arguably the single most important trait that defines them as Newfoundlanders. Today, it is an identity they cling to, in part, because it is something that cannot be taken away from them.

There was no hatred. No anger. No fear in Gander. Only the spirit of community. Here, everyone was equal, everyone was treated the same. Here, the basic humanity of man wasn't just surviving but thriving

We're all Americans tonight.

They placed their lives on hold for a group of strangers and asked for nothing in return. They affirmed the basic goodness of man at a time when it was easy to doubt such humanity still existed.

But the Mites had become like a magnet to anyone looking for something to cheer about. They were a reason to live during the Great Depression.

Russell knew that football could jump-start a life. Football had been his ticket off the farm. Football would eventually help the orphans navigate these tough times.

Your impact on the lives of others--your family, the people at your church, your workmates--is cultivated with each decision you make, no matter how small.