715 quotes found
“Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.”
“Once you educate the boys, they tend to leave the villages and go search for work in the cities, but the girls stay home, become leaders in the community, and pass on what theyve learned. If you re...”
“If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community.”
“ I don't know what to say.'Thats okay. Sometimes talking is like singing in a storm.Like when youre scared?Exactly.Or when youre sad?That too. A voice can be reassuring.”
“I grew up in libraries, and I hope I've learned never to take them for granted. A thriving library is the heart of its community, providing access to information and educational opportunities, brin...”
“The essence of community, its heart and soul, is the non-monetary exchange of value; things we do and share because we care for others, and for the good of the place.”
“The sense of community is that feeling of togetherness that brings us comfort. We are all alone in the world, so we strive to form bonds with others to eliminate that sense of feeling alone.”
“The word is always a word for others. Words need to be heard. When we give words to what we are living, these words need to be received and responded to. A speaker needs a listener. A writer needs ...”
“In my opinion, the state of mind of a community is always directly due to the influence of the man at the top.”
“A sacred space is not a place to hide out. It is a place where we recognize ourselves and our commitments.”
“To understand desire, one needs language and flesh.”
“We need to bridge our sense of loneliness and disconnection with a sense of community and continuity even if we must manufacture it from our time on the Web and our use of calling cards to connect ...”
“Today it is hardly possible for any group to remain so isolated from others who have different values. Therefore it is necessary today for the individual to find support within himself. . . This st...”
“(In reference to swingers) In the meantime, if you wish to declare yourself polyamorous, get used to the fact that the confusion is gong to remain as a pejorative. Sure, clear up the misunderstandi...”
“In the mainstream, with its illusion of unlimited relational possibilities, we can counter dissatisfaction in relationships by simply moving on in search of the "right people." But community...dema...”
“We've come a long way from the time when the crowning achievement in a woman's life was her youthful marriage. And many would agree that this represents progress for women. But when did the search ...”
“Polyamorous people are wary of having others' values inflicted upon themselves, and so tend to stay very far away from making such pronouncements, to the point that they will actively ignore predat...”
“The idea that we can be exactly what the other desires is a powerful fantasy.”
“Walking through suffering is a work that is bound by limitation. Often it isn't that the afflicted are unwilling to let others in. It is just that there comes a certain point in a person's sufferin...”
“A growing community must integrate three elements: a life of silent prayer, a life of service and above all of listening to the poor, and a community life through which all its members can grow in ...”
