community Quotes

Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.

The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.

The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken.

I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.

I have a feeling that I make a very good friend, and I'm a good mother, and a good sister, and a good citizen. I am involved in life itself - all of it. And I have a lot of energy and a lot of nerve.

While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.

I long for the time when all human history is taught as one history, because it really is.

Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life.