Amos Bronson Alcott Quotes

Whoever moves into a community has a vested interest in it.

I think it's very important to be part of the Boston society and the people who live in Boston.

I don't know if I'm ever considered a part of the community I'm in.

The degree to which we connect to a community is in proportion to our individuality.

The moment man cuts himself off from living connection with the human race and its needs, he begins to die from poor circulation.

I pity people who do not care for Society. They are poorer for the oblation they do not make.

It's really important to be active in your community, whatever community that is... find allies and find people who you relate to and who make you stronger as a group.

I want people to get involved and to connect with veterans.

Everybody is supposed to be a part of their own community.

If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.

We knew the people in Natick and knew the teachers that would be teaching our children. It was important for us to be involved in the Natick community because we think so highly of it.

There's something about being with a group of people who become like family that must be needed in society.

The local community is very important in one's life; the feelings of identification with a place and people.

I'm a reflection of the community.

People who volunteer at the recycling center or soup kitchen through a church or neighborhood group can come to feel part of something 'larger.' Such a sense of belonging calls on a different part of a self than the market calls on. The market calls on our sense of self-interest. It focuses us on what we 'get.'

L.A. is such a real, active place. My mother was very into the core of the city. She worked in politics, and you have to know your territory. It's an active matrix; we're all parts of it, but people don't often stop to wonder what's going on.

I believe that a politician needs to be with people.

I like the fact that Austin's the first place I've ever lived where there's a real sense of community. People care about their neighbors.

I rebelled against the idea of the artist being what I call the 'after-dinner mint' of society. I didn't want them to be just the entertainers, but rather part of the community - the bread, not only the dessert.

For me, Los Angeles, New York, where I don't know my neighbors, where people don't necessarily care if they know their neighbors, I'm missing things that truly fed my soul when I was younger, the exchanges between people, the caring and the shared history with people.

It always feels good to be a part of something you think could actually impact human beings.

A community belongs to those who take ownership of it.

I think a lot of people, when they don't quite fit in in the world, use humor to combat that and to find their place in society.

The more empathy you have and the more connected you are to society, the better off you'll be.

I'm always entrenched in the community. I'm always working with the high schoolers, no matter what school they're at. I'm always in my community.