Quotes by Community The world economy is not yet a community--not even an economic community...Yet the existence of the "global shopping center" is a fact that cannot be undone. The vision of an economy for all will not be forgotten again. Peter Drucker shoppingvisioncommunity In every political community there are varying shades of political opinion. One of the shadiest of these is the liberals. An outspoken group on many subjects. Ten degrees to the left of center in good times. Ten degrees to the right of center if it affects them personally. Here, then, is a lesson in safe logic. Phil Ochs groupspolitical-opinionscommunity No matter what the realm of leadership – the home, the workplace, the church, or the community – the vision is crucial. Leaders must funnel their faith into action so that life-changing results. Phil Pringle life-changingcommunityhome Be extra careful when buying into companies and industries that are the current darlings of the financial community. Philip Arthur Fisher investingcommunitybuying Genocide, after all, is an exercise in community building. Philip Gourevitch buildingcommunityexercise When you choose a language, youre also choosing a community. The programmers youll be able to hire to work on a Java project wont be as smart as the ones you could get to work on a project written in Python. And the quality of your hackers probably matters more than the language you choose. Though, frankly, the fact that good hackers prefer Python to Java should tell you something about the relative merits of those languages. Philip Greenspun smartcommunitypython Refined religion is aimed at realizing ethical values, including the fostering of human lives and human communities. Philip Kitcher ethicalrealizingcommunity First, my frame of reference for the Britten opera shifted. I'd always thought of Britten's approach in Death in Venice as another exploration of the plight of the individual whose aspirations are at odds with those of the surrounding community: his last opera returning to the themes of Peter Grimes. As I read and listened and thought, however, Billy Budd came to seem a more appropriate foil for Death in Venice. Philip Kitcher venicecommunityodds If anyone should have the right or need to carry a gun, it should be the African-American community. Philip Smith communitygunshould-have A true community maximizes the potential of whatever human resources exist within it (by allowing for all possible combinations), while networks minimize such utilization, since it's limited by each individual's capacity to absorb unsettling stimuli (new combinations). Philip Slater individualcommunitycapacity I've been reading a bunch of stuff lately - like Joseph Campbell - that has made me realize that people in our cultural, especially in the liberal community, often go in search of a foe. It's like we always need a hill to climb up or something to push against, or we feel as if we're not working constructively in the world. Philip Seymour Hoffman communityreadingpeople We often surround ourselves with the people we most want to live with, thus forming a club or clique, not a community. Anyone can form a club; it takes grace, shared vision, and hard work to form a community. Philip Yancey communityhard-workpeople Each time a high-wage job is lost, a family is turned upside down. And that affects the communities where they live. Philipp Meyer down-andcommunityjobs Not only in Canada but in other countries where we have to rely on immigration for our growth, the question of coexistence of values in communities is important. It has to be dealt with. Philippe Couillard growthcommunitycountry I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got. Philip Seymour Hoffman gratefulcommunitythinking I've seen young people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix a problem in their community. I've seen young people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to dig wells in Africa. I've seen young people pass laws, largely impacting their communities. They do have the power to change the world. Philippe Cousteau, Jr. communitylawpeople An enlightened person raises the level of the consciousness of the entire community. Phyllis Grissim-Theroux consciousnesslevelscommunity Our confused society badly needs a community of contrast, a counterculture of ordinary pilgrims who insist living a different way. Unlike popular culture, we will lavish attention on the least "deserving" in direct opposition to our celebrity culture's emphasis on success, wealth, and beauty. Philip Yancey confusedcommunityordinary Christianity is not a purely intellectual, internal faith. It can only be lived in community. Philip Yancey communityintellectualchristianity I'm one of those perverse people who likes being alone. I always took myself to be a community of one. That's what I am comfortable with. Pico Iyer likescommunitypeople«139140141142143144145146147148149»
