Quotes by Community I started sfCiti because I believed that technology companies needed to take a 'One City' approach and build a shared sense of community and civic responsibility in San Francisco. Ron Conway buildcitytechnologycommunity I felt it absolutely essential that we plant the U.N. flag in Rwanda and plant it in a place of significance to show all the political entities, all the signees of the agreement and the Rwandans... that the international community were here and we're here to stay and we're going to be doing our job. Romeo Dallaire jobpoliticalplantcommunity One of the reasons I moved back to Brooklyn is to get to hang out with the guys I've known since we were 12, 13 years old. Having that sense of community is incredibly important to me. Romany Malco backmecommunityimportant I want to look at the community I came from and what role incarceration has played there. Roger Ross Williams rolelookcommunitywant My father was a religious leader in the community, and my sister is a pastor. Roger Ross Williams sistercommunityleaderfather While the documentary community is way ahead of Hollywood, it is still nowhere near where it needs to be. Filmmakers of color rarely get hired by the powerful production companies, and they are not getting supported enough by broadcasters and funders to tell their own stories. Roger Ross Williams communitycolorpowerfulway I grew up in a town where there were no galleries, no museums, no theaters - a very religious, ultraconservative community. Robert Wilson whereupcommunitymuseums They know that the column resonates in the community. They know that people like it, and yet they don't have room for one column once week that consistently got it right. Robert Scheer likeknowcommunitypeople When the government allocates monopoly rights to frequency, and there are only a handful in each community, it's picking the winners in the competition. Robert McChesney onlycompetitioncommunitygovernment I have always that there ought to be some kind of mandatory national service, not necessarily in the military but to show everybody that freedom isn't free, that everybody has an obligation to the nation as a community. Robert M. Gates nationservicefreedomcommunity When I started, there was no comedy community, no comedy industry; there were comedians. Robert Klein startedindustrycomedycommunity No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community. Robert Kennedy freemesocietycommunity It turns out that people who are more socially connected to family, to friends, to community, are happier, they're physically healthier, and they live longer than people who are less well connected. Robert J. Waldinger friendsfamilycommunitypeople The solution to alone-ness is not more solitude, but companionship and community. Robert Fulghum solutionmorecommunitysolitude I grew up in a household that had its roots in church and community and culture and poetry and song and in the arts. Those aspects certainly shaped what I do. Robert Battle communitypoetrysongculture That's the rub about 'Community' - for all the high-concept cleverness, it really comes down to vulgar humanism, the dumbest kind of sentimental identification. We watch it because we like these people and we miss them when they don't show up. They become part of the stories we tell ourselves. Rob Sheffield missdowncommunitypeople I live in Philadelphia, and my wife and I do a lot of theater out in the Philadelphia community. Rob McClure livephiladelphiawifecommunity I would advise young aspiring theater artists to do as many shows as possible. It doesn't matter if it's in the basement of a church, in school, or in community theater. Do them wherever you can; big parts or small, it doesn't matter. Rob McClure youcommunitychurchschool Safe Routes to School is one with great potential to get children walking and biking to school again. The program uses federal grants to make road and sidewalk repairs aimed at getting kids to school safely on foot or bicycle. The money also supports efforts to get the community, school officials and others involved. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey greatcommunitymoneychildren I love that we are bringing the flavors of Frontera to Los Angeles. I think we can only add to the booming food community in Los Angeles. Our food is gutsy and soulful. Rick Bayless thinkcommunityfoodlove«199200201202203204205206207208209»
