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Community Quotes

Community is built, not just found.

These quotes cover community at different scales - a performer discovering their craft through local theater, the identity and security that comes from a shared racial or cultural community, and comedians building connection through shared inside jokes. Related reading in Communities Quotes.

I've been a part of a couple of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia nights, and watching the Dead's fan base be so passionate reminds me of what Jerry was so much about, making the community a better place.

Quotes by Jake Peavy

Hawaii is a small, close community.

Quotes by Jake Shimabukuro

Just because you are out doesn't make you the poster boy for the gay community.

Quotes by Jai Rodriguez

I feel a real responsibility to my community and so right now there has been this bizarre myth in our community how our vote doesn't count. I'm trying to get out there and re-educate on how the government works and...

Quotes by Jada Pinkett Smith

The countries that share this conception should be able to go further together, without excluding the others, since they can still live in a greater community of exchange and co-operation.

Quotes by Jacques Delors

The one thing that the president continues to diminish, which I think is unfortunate, is the fact that the Russian government, at the highest level, deliberately interfered with our election in 2016, and according to all of our experts in...

Quotes by Jack Reed

I grew up on stages. Not standing outside the 'Royal Court Theatre' wistfully, but with enthusiastic people from the community.

Quotes by Jack Lowden

'Glee' is one of the very few mainstream outlets that is giving a voice to communities of people that don't necessarily have a loud voice, specifically the gay community. It gives a really positive and forward statement.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I...

Quotes by J. Robert Oppenheimer

I was lucky enough to occasionally break out of that racist situation that prevails in the Hollywood film production community. But it was racist then and it will always be that way. It will never be otherwise.

Quotes by J. J. Johnson

During the summer months of my high-school years, I befriended Dr. Robert Kough, a physician who cared for members of my family. Although he was practicing general medicine in a rural community when I met him, he was well equipped...

Quotes by J. Michael Bishop

I learned from my community how to shoot a gun, how to shoot it well. I learned how to make a damn good biscuit recipe. The trick, by the way, is frozen butter, not warm butter. But I didn't learn...

Quotes by J. D. Vance

We think of the Marine Corps as a military outfit, and of course it is, but for me, the U.S. Marine Corps was a four-year crash course in character education. It taught me how to make a bed, how to...

Quotes by J. D. Vance

The idea that working a blue-collar job and living in a working-class community provides barriers that are unique to your circumstances - that's not a very controversial subject anymore. I think it's something that people on both the Left and...

Quotes by J. D. Vance

When people read 'Breitbart' every single day and convince themselves that Barack Obama is a foreign terrorist, that is not a problem of government. That is a problem of community failure, and we have to recognize that.

Quotes by J. D. Vance

What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.

Quotes by J. August Richards

In the 'Angel' days, all there was was a community that was like a chat room. If you were looking for feedback, you had to look for it.

Quotes by J. August Richards

The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center serves as a poignant reminder of our past and a trusted source of education for schoolchildren, community members, and visitors from across the country.

Quotes by J. B. Pritzker

Ending Iran's nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives.

Quotes by J. B. Pritzker

Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need to come back to a place that still feels like home.

Quotes by J. B. Pritzker

Frequently Asked Questions

What different kinds of 'community' appear in these quotes?
They range from a geopolitical view about European Union expansion and stability, to discovering acting through community theater, to a racial community's sense of identity and security, to the inside jokes a comedian builds with an audience.
Is there a quote about the European Union and Russia?
Yes. One quote states a view that "The purpose of the European Union expansion is to bring stability to the East, and ultimately, that stability will come to Russia" - adding that there's "no long term reason that Russia can't be part of the same" community. This is presented here simply as the quote's own stated view on EU-Russia relations.
Is there a quote about discovering acting through community theater?
Yes - one speaker recalls trying bull-riding without much success before they "discovered acting through community theater." For more, see Community-Based quotes.
Is there a quote about what a racial community provides?
Yes. One quote says a racial community provides "not only a sense of identity" and the "luxury of looking into another's face and seeing yourself reflected back, but a sense of security and support." For more, see Communities quotes.
Is there a quote about comedians building community with an audience?
Yes - one quote says that when a comedian talks to the audience and builds "inside jokes," it "creates a community." For more, see Community College quotes and Community Service quotes.

One quote takes a wider geopolitical view, tying regional stability to a larger shared community of nations. Browse more in Community Service Quotes or Community College Quotes.