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"He who cannot by his labor suffice for his own support has no claim to the privilege of helping himself to the money of others. By becoming dependent on the remaining members of the community for actual subsistence, he abdicates his claim to equal rights for them I other respects."
"I mean, I am pretty fabulous. Am I not?' 'You're a pillar of fabulosity in the community,' I tell him."
"The worst nightmare for al Qaeda is to come into a community that feels supported and has hope."
"Nonviolence is an imperative in order to bring about ultimate community."
"When I am commanded to love, I am commanded to restore community, to resist injustice, and to meet the needs of my brothers."
"There is a magnificent new militancy within the Negro community all across this nation. And I welcome this as a marvelous development. The Negro of America is saying he's determined to be free and he is militant enough to stand up."
"With TV, there's a continuum with the crew and the cast so you feel like you have a sense of community in a way, which is similar to theater."
"The closest natural area to you is the wild, naturally intelligent biological community within you."
"It's always positive to hear how many people are willing to step up - whether it is the employment community, mental health community, or medical community."
"It's been so important that the Chamber of Commerce, for example, has hosted hiring fairs that are specifically targeted to military communities."
"Earlier in my college career, there was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the Black community I was somehow obligated to this community and would utilize all of my present and future resources to benefit this community first and foremost."
"Gardening has increased, community gardens have increased significantly. There are 50 percent more community gardens right here in Washington DC."
"When we respect ourselves, our lives change because the conflict in our mind ends. Then the relationship with our beloved also changes, and there will be peace in our family, in our friendships, in our community, and so on. Just imagine what kind of planet this would be if everybody respected themselves and everybody else?"
"There are a lot of Egyptians who live below the poverty line and are preoccupied with meeting basic needs. Therefore, we have to create tangible benefits from nature conservation. Only through economic incentives will we convince people to protect habitats, wildlife, geological formations, cultural heritage sites, etc. We need local communities to cooperate with us, not against us!"
"If you are looking for vocations, as a community have adoration every day. Once the Missionaries of Charity started daily adoration, their vocations doubled"
"There comes a point when you need to get over the fear and get on with your life, and a lot of people don’t seem to be capable of that anymore. From blood tests to gated communities, we have embraced the cult of fear, and now we don’t seem to know how to put it back where it belongs."
"There is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls and the empowerment of women... When women are fully involved, the benefits can be seen immediately: families are healthier; they are better fed; their income, savings, and reinvestment go up. And what is true of families is true of communities and, eventually, whole countries."
"These divisions in the international community - the Syrians bear quite a lot of the blame, but we have enabled it by the divisions between us."
"When real actors are approaching their work, we could be on a little stage somewhere, doing community theater. It's all the same. They're just trying to make the scene work. They're just trying to do the best they can and figure it out."
"The death of a library, any library, suggests that the community has lost its soul."
