Quotes by Community It is impossible for Bangladesh alone to take action against the rising sea level, as it has been a cumulative effect of global emission in which Bangladesh does not have any role. It is the responsibility of global community to address this issue as urgently as possible. Sheikh Hasina alonecommunityresponsibilitysea Orchestras are like people. They're the sonic embodiment of their community. Simon Rattle likeembodimentcommunitypeople A married vicar is likely to regard his vocation as a job - a tough and ill-paid one, to be sure - but a priest is seen as a pillar of the community, answerable only to his parishioners and his God, rather than to a wife and children. Simon Hoggart wifecommunitygodchildren I first got into acting when I was 14, coming back from a junior high school basketball game. My mom picked me up and she had been mentioning, prior to that, this community production of 'Godspell', a couple towns over. I was reluctant, at first, and she bribed me with some great dinner that was in that town, neighboring the theater. Skylar Astin gamemedinnercommunity You have tremendous flexibility in defining both the greater good and the greater community. If you don't succeed in this, then you will continue to pull that heavy wagon up the mountain, and despite the fact that you are pulling it, it will somehow run over your own foot. Srikumar Rao goodyoumountaincommunity We need to recognize that, whether you're looking at Georgia or North Carolina or North Dakota or Florida, that the disenfranchisement of voters, the suppression of votes, cuts across every community, and therefore, it cuts across partisanship. Stacey Abrams lookingneedyoucommunity In her second career as a minister, my mother defied a legacy of chauvinism to become a leader of our community, overseeing a church that served as a hub, offering parenting classes, a food pantry, after-school programming, and - in the wake of Hurricane Katrina - a lifeline to those ravaged by loss. Stacey Abrams parentingcommunitymotherfood When millions of dollars and thousands of humanitarian workers poured into Indonesia, we quickly faced the challenge of coordinating our own bureaucracy with the multitudes of approaches and priorities the donor community wanted to pursue. Sri Mulyani Indrawati challengeownprioritiescommunity I think when you've travelled around a lot in Africa, you understand something that many people here don't recognize: the extraordinary power that is Africa at village level - at community level. Stephen Lewis youcommunitypowerpeople When you're the artsy, weirdo, introverted outsider growing up, you don't fit into your community. Stephen Karam youryougrowing-upcommunity Because I didn't go to graduate school or have mentorship out of college, meeting other playwrights and developing those friendships as a result of being a 'grown up' playwright - that's become an essential community for me. My contemporaries are all my mentors whether they know it or not. Stephen Karam mecommunitycollegeschool The good news about New Mexico is we bring a lot of movies, a lot of television series out here, so I'm hoping I continue to work out here in New Mexico along with being part of my community. Steven Michael Quezada goodnewscommunitywork As I get older and more tuned in to a community or an area, I see myself getting more involved. Not that I see myself running for office, but more involved in local issues. Steven Ford seemyselfcommunityoffice You hear about players like Jamal Crawford who's constantly giving back. Isaiah Thomas, even though he's from Tacoma, he went to U-Dub, and he's constantly giving back to the community. Sue Bird backyoucommunitygiving My parents are small business owners, and the Korean community, like a lot of immigrant communities, is very much owner-driven. Su-chin Pak parentssmallcommunitybusiness The Hester Street Fair started off as a passion project. We imagined a space where friends and neighbors in the creative community could have a place to find an audience. Su-chin Pak friendspassioncommunityspace That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with hope. I read somewhere that when a person takes part in community action, his health improves. Something happens to him or to her biologically. It's like a tonic. Studs Terkel healthcommunityhopepeople It's important the sheriff and the D.A. work with the community to realize real-world solutions. If they make decisions in silos, it will fall short. Susan Burton shortcommunityworkfall It would have been great if there were a trauma center located in our community, where you could access grief counseling and be able to address it in a healthy manner. Susan Burton greatyoucommunitygrief A walk through the storage facility of the community museum where I worked might easily have convinced you that people in the past wore only wedding dresses, carried silver candlesticks, and played with porcelain dolls. Susanna Kearsley walkyoucommunitypeople«193194195196197198199200201202203»
