Quotes by Community Where we get into problems, typically, is when our personal religious faith, or the community of faith that we participate in, tips into a sort of fundamentalist extremism, in which it's not enough for us to believe what we believe, but we start feeling obligated to, you know, hit you over the head because you don't believe the same thing. Or to treat you as somebody who's less than I am. Barack Obama communityreligiousbelieve We've been able to organize the international community around it in ways that aren't going to go back. Barack Obama ablecommunityway All Americans should be deeply troubled by the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. We've seen such tragedies far too many times, and our hearts go out to the families and communities who've suffered such a painful loss. Barack Obama communitylossheart We have to have a president who is clear that you don't deal with Russia based on staring into his eyes and seeing his soul. You deal with Russia based on, what are your - what are the national security interests of the United States of America? And we have to recognize that the way they've been behaving lately demands a sharp response from the international community and our allies. Barack Obama communityeyesoul There is a wide range of views within the Jewish community, so it's not monolithic. Barack Obama rangecommunityviews Being attentive to inequality and not tone deaf to it. But offering prescriptions that are actually going to help folks in communities that feel forgotten. That's going to be our most important strategy. And I think we can successfully do that. Barack Obama communityofferingthinking I have 90 percent or 95 percent support in the African American community and it's not sort of "Well, he's black, so it's okay. We're not going to say anything even though we're seething." And I hang out with a lot of middle-aged black women, and they're not casual in their support of me. There's a lot of love forthcoming. Partly because they understand the constraints of this society. They know that this is hard. Barack Obama african-americansupportcommunity I think if you worked at the community level in Chicago and then a politician on the South Side of Chicago, and worked at the state level, then you're pretty familiar with all the variations of politics in the African American community and criticisms you may get. If you're not familiar with those or you don't have a thick enough skin to take it, then you probably wouldn't have gotten here. Barack Obama african-americancommunitythinking I absolutely think that when we talk about family, faith, community, I think it's important for Democrats to be able to connect with folks where they live. Barack Obama communityimportantthinking It can be difficult to be an introvert in church, especially if you happen to be the pastor. Liking to be alone can be interpreted as a judgment on other people's company. Liking to be quiet can be construed as aloofness. There is so much emphasis on community in most congregations that anyone who does not participate risks being labeled a loner. Barbara Brown Taylor communitypeoplepast You can create an intimate community of about 20 or 25 people, and beyond that you're into a different kind of relationship. Barbara Brown Taylor communitydifferentpeople The tradition piece is so embedded in me I don't know that I can see it any more, but the community piece is one I've been in danger of losing. Barbara Brown Taylor piecescommunitylosing To be in the mainline is to have a history and not simply to be an amalgam, a community church of who knows what that came from who knows where. Barbara Brown Taylor communitychurchknows If people are watching television by themselves, it makes them part of a community of people laughing. Barbara Feldon communitylaughingpeople Positive psychology is both a movement and a science. The movement involves absolutely anyone who is interested in evidence-based approaches to improving well-being, either for themselves or for their community. I invite you to join this movement! Barbara Fredrickson psychologymovementcommunity The naturalness of life... the sense of community is, I think, a very important factor in an artist's life. Barbara Hepworth communityartistthinking Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny. Barbara Jordan destinycommunityamerica We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community. Barbara Jordan our-futurecommunitypeople We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if we restore the belief that we share a sense of national community, that we share a common national endeavor. It can be done. Barbara Jordan communitydonetogether I have confidence that we can form this kind of national community. Barbara Jordan formcommunitykind«1415161718192021222324»
