Quotes About Community

Most people enjoy other people. Most people are human beings first. And affiliated with political parties second.

I don't care what political party is controlling China right now. All I know is we are all Chinese.

There are many ways of encouraging people to make life better other than joining a political party. Politics with a small 'p' isn't just about darkened committee rooms, endless meetings - it is about giving people the right to make decisions about our lives.

Not all Muslims wish to express themselves in public through a communal religious identity. Identities are multiple, and some may wish to speak instead just as citizens in their professional capacity, through their political party, or their neighborhood body.

Donating to a political party is a social good. It enables democracy and good things to happen in our communities.

Long Island is shaped the way it is largely because of Robert Moses. Long Island is a perfect example of how political power shapes people's lives every day.

In my work as an actress and an activist, I've spent many years working with low income communities and people of color who don't always have a voice in our political process.

My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

I figured if you live in a country long enough, you want to be a part of the political process, and you sort of owe it to your hosts. They've accepted you. Why wouldn't you accept them?

Local politics, like everything else, are not what they used to be. But the fact is that our political system - like our physical existence - still breaks down along geographical lines.

There are people of all colors and creeds across our state who've lost faith in our political system.

Through my political work in D.C., and having done 'Milk' I got to know a lot of gay octogenarians. They are lovely and they like to tell their stories, and I like hearing them.

In a politically diverse nation, only by finding that common ground can we achieve results for the common good.

I grew up in a politically aware household: very civically-minded, good Minnesota liberals.

You wouldn't expect ABC or any of the mainstream networks to take a position on immigration, health care, anything. But at Univision, it's different. We are pro-immigrant. That's our audience, and people depend on us. When we are better represented politically, that role for us will recede.

I feel very happy to be living in Berkeley because there are a lot of people who are politically active here.

I could not cherish London and not value Jewish London. The contribution of Jews to London is immense - politically, economically, culturally, intellectually, philanthropically, artistically.

My political mission is as acute as ever. For me, in addition to kind of looking at the world and trying to engage in my society politically, having the kid around sort of makes me check in with myself. I think you're all busy trying to fix the world, but what about yourself?

It's important for me, politically, to see that theater isn't just about the powerful.

My European constituents are among the most politically engaged people I represent.

I have a very politically diverse district.

I wasn't raised to make history. In high school and family, no one around me was politically involved, and few of my friends planned to attend college or even thought about it.

In the Seventies, my children played in the street, read politically incorrect stories, ate home-cooked food and occasional junk and, yes, were sometimes smacked.

I believe that a politician needs to be with people.