Quotes About Community

Celebrate and leverage on people's accomplishments rather than compare and become envious about it.

Race, let's remember, is a social invention and a cultural identification, not a biological reality.

the weekly market. In short, he had done everything he humanly could, but the population of Spinalonga always wanted more and Elpida was not sure that her husband had the energy to fulfil their expectations. She worried about him constantly. He was in his late fifties, like her, but his health was failing. Leprosy was

the priest just as he was about to begin a service or to search houses as the dancing

like to do it because I believe hospitality is about love, not logic.

We must never forget that we are all connected, that our actions have consequences, and that we have a responsibility to one another, to our community, and to the land. We must strive to live in harmony with the natural world, and to protect and preserve it for future generations (Kneubuhl 89)

We must always remember that justice is not just about punishment. It is about healing, about reconciliation, and about restoring balance to our community. We must strive to find solutions that are fair and just, and that bring about a sense of harmony and peace to those who have been harmed (Kneubuhl 123)

We must never forget that we are all connected, that our actions have consequences, and that we have a responsibility to one another, to our community, and to the land. We must strive to live in harmony with the natural world, and to protect and preserve it for future generations (p 65)

Justice is not just about punishment. It is about healing, about reconciliation, and about restoring balance to our community. We must strive to find solutions that are fair and just, and that bring about a sense of harmony and peace to those who have been harmed(Kneubuhl 92)

The people of this land have always had a deep connection to the 'aina. They knew that the land was not something to be owned or exploited, but rather a living, breathing entity to be respected and cared for." (Kneubuhl 21)

Despite the chronic shortages of almost every good and commodity, there was no shortage of paper, since everyone in the neighborhood was required to write confessions on a periodic basis. Even

This particularly unfashionable neighborhood was a shady one despite the absence of trees, and

We instinctively knew that in order for Americans to find refugees like us acceptable, they first had to find our food digestible (not to mention affordable and pronounceable).

I lay down and imagined we slumbered like soldiers even though the only place near Chinatown where one could buy bunk beds was the children's section of gaudy furniture stores, overseen by Mexicans or people who looked like Mexicans. I could not tell anyone from the Southern Hemisphere apart but assumed they would take no offense, given that they themselves called me Chino to my face.

So why are we supposed to not forget our culture? Isn't my culture right here since I was born here?

The average person of any race was not good-looking, but while the ugliness of others only confirmed prejudices, the homeliness of one's own people was always comforting.

Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.

A Christian Family is God's Advertisement of His Kingdom to the World !

Life is all about three things. Winning, Growing & Sharing. Winning- People with God's Love, Growing - Oneself & Others with God's Grace and Sharing - the Joy of Living with God's Power !

The city may have chosen to ignore the ugly growth of Dharavi, but a cancer cannot be stopped simply by being declared illegal. It still kills with its slow poison.

You should take a good look at all sides of an issue before making a decision. Put something away in case of an emergency. New neighbors will bring good cheer. A small problem may occur at home base, but you will solve it quickly and correctly. Don't offer smart advice unless you are really asked to comment.

The incredible length of Bombay sped by, those endless sprawls of buildings, huts and shacks, children squatting and shitting by the tracks, refuse, the crowded grey roads twisting and winding between, all of it blurred but fearsome in its strength, in its very life that grew it unstoppably.

And you spend your day going around from the house of the washerman to the house of the sweeper, asking about this one's son and that one's nephew, but spending no time with your own family. It is no secret that many people here think that you are a communist.' Rasheed reflected that this probably meant only that he loathed the poverty and injustice endemic to the village, and that he made no particular secret of it.

Even if you are in paradise, it is still hell if you are all alone.