Quotes About Community

Unlike war or famine or natural disasters such as hurricanes or earthquakes during which people can gather together, an epidemic is a collective catastrophe that must be experienced separately.

The first kibbutzim were founded in Palestine in 1910, and, by 2009, there were 267 kibbutzim scattered throughout modern Israel. These groups account for only 2.1 percent of the country's Jewish population but 40 percent of the national economic agricultural output and 7 percent of the industrial output.

Sadly, 12 percent of Americans listed no one with whom they could discuss important matters or spend free time.

The challenges communes faced were generally internal, not external. As one study concluded, "Many more communes went under because the dishes never got washed than were ever forced out of town by hostile neighbors or zoning boards.

the wearing of masks reflects altruism,

P]å både individ- och gruppnivå är det mer effektivt att gå ner i vikt tillsammans med sina vänners vänner än tillsammans med sina vänner. Problemet är detta: Om du försöker gå ner i vikt tillsammans med dina vänner så är det mycket möjligt att du lyckas, men det pyttelilla klustret som består av dig och dina vänner är omgivet av en stor grupp människor som utövar påtryckningar för att ni ska gå upp i vikt igen.

Ju fler vänner dina vänner har (oavsett deras känslomässiga tillstånd), desto mer sannolikt är det således att du är lycklig.

Att ha en stor social krets kan alltså göra dig lycklig, men om du är lycklig vidgar det inte nödvändigtvis din sociala krets. En position i mitten av nätverket leder till lycka - inte tvärtom. Ditt nätverks struktur och din plats i det har stor betydelse.

The fundamental reason is that we each carry within us an evolutionary blueprint for making a good society.

The experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us."11

Ensamhet sprider sig också mellan grannar, så att tio extra dagar med ensamhetskänslor leder till två extra dagar för personen på andra sidan staketet. Grannar och vänner som bor mer än en och en halv kilometer bort överför däremot inte ensamhetskänslor till varandra.

Genes do amazing things inside our bodies, but even more amazing to me is what they do outside of them. Genes affect not only the structure and function of our bodies; not only the structure and function of our minds and, hence, our behaviors; but also the structure and function of our societies.

A key feature of awe, psychologists Dacher Keltner and Jonathan Haidt have argued, is that it quiets self-interest and makes individuals feel part of the larger whole. 12

Bread for myself is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one.

All of Cadiz turned out to watch the fleet go.

I looked below and saw my people there, and all were well and happy except one, and he was lying like the dead -- and that one was myself.

Other people can also help you take care of your needs and desires. Whatever

Internet users can seek out interactions with like-minded individuals who have similar values

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change.

You educate a boy, and you're educating an individual," Greg says, quoting an African proverb. "You educate a girl, and you're educating an entire village.

They decided not to touch the quarter-million dollars in the GoFundMe account, aside from 10 percent that they would give to their church as a tithe. The rest went into a new Tanitoluwa Adewumi Foundation to be used to help struggling immigrants like the ones

The people in Roseto smoked, drank and ate fatty sausages, but they didn't have heart attacks, and this protective influence of a close-knit community on mortality is called the Roseto Effect.

We asked about the utilities, and Christine said proudly that the electricity was working, even though she hasn't paid the bills.

We believe an international women's movement needs to focus less on holding conventions or lobbying for new laws, and more time in places like rural Zimbabwe, listening to communities and helping them get their girls into school.