Quotes About Community

I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting my freedom, is, on the contrary, its necessary premise and confirmation.

I have some Russian friends. But probably only 10 percent. I don't hang out usually in the big Russian communities in Brooklyn and New Jersey.

Need isn't your own mother, but it makes people kin.

for a man is a Herdentier - an animal that always follows the herd, a gregarious animal - and quickly follow's its neighbour example.

Housing without people, and people without housing.

The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness.

I shall not be lonely. No one who reads is ever that.

Military training is a popular choice for both male and female transsexuals because it gives them not only a place to belong but also a strong sense of group affiliation.

Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings.

But I don't necessarily define my faith by going to church every Sunday.

For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people's love and concern for each other.

Everyone who gets sleepy at night should have a simple decent place to lay their heads, on terms they can afford to pay.

For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people's love and concern for each other.

Here's the thing: this planet's not a place that kids will inherit at some point, far off in the distant future. We live here right now, and we share this planet already."

Humor was not important only for me, humor was important for this nation for centuries, to survive, you know.

The heart is not simply suspended in a body but in a culture, a place, a time.

People are awful. Drink some beer." Haruki

People are awful. Drink some beer.

All these people - both the Japanese and the Koreans - are fucked because they keep thinking about the group. But here's the truth: There's no such thing as a benevolent leader.

Maybe my life can be significant—not on a grand scale like my brother, but to a few people

It was much smaller than her own, but everyone seemed closer, as if each member were organically attached to one seamless body, whereas her enormous extended family felt like cheerfully mismatched Lego bricks in a large bucket.

Life is filled with many complicated tasks, and no one, Casey, no one can do things alone. It's very slow going if you choose that path.

At work, nearly everyone was Korean, so nothing stupid was said about his background. At school, Mozasu hadn't thought that the taunts has bothered him much, but when the mean remarks had utterly disappeared from his daily life he realized how peaceful he could feel.

With a first name from a Western religion, an obvious Korean surname, and his ghetto address, everyone knew what he was—there was no point in denying it.