John Krasinski Quotes

Harlem is a very family-oriented neighborhood, and it always has been.

I have a big thing about needing to know that I belong - in my group of friends, in my family, in my industry.

I think it's an important thing, if you grew up in a neighbourhood that's different from the rest of the world, to remember what was different about your place and keep that in your heart, because that's what made you.

I think all of us naturally want to be a part of a community... at home and at work.

I had [at school] my own little posse of people that all felt weird together so it wasn't so lonely.

I will go and speak at rotary clubs. I will go and speak at schools. I'm so much in the community, but in a way that I love. It's been such a positive thing.

I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.

It's the connection between schools and communities that creates greatness in schools.

I still want to put together bigger and better programs to work with the community. I still think I could do better on that end.

Dog's owners don't call me. It's their neighbors or family members. We call them the whistleblowers, but it's more like the pack. It's making sure that one pack member gets in line. Before it was the owners, now it's the community.

I read somewhere that when a person takes part in community action, his health improves. Something happens to him or to her biologically. It's like a tonic.

I couldn't imagine what it would be like to be one of so many, to have not just parents and siblings but cousins and aunts and uncles, an entire tribe to claim as your own. Maybe you would feel lost in the crowd. Or sheltered by it. Whatever the case, one things was for sure: like it or not, you'd never be alone.

Home is the wallpaper above the bed, the family dinner table, the church bells in the morning, the bruised shins of the playground, the small fears that come with dusk, the streets and squares and monuments and shops that constitute one's first universe.

It seems like a necessary balance to life, being part of the community.

The emphasis is on community, on participating in more and more programs and events, on meeting more and more people. It’s a constant tension for many introverts that they’re not living that out. And in a religious world, there’s more at stake when you feel that tension. It doesn’t feel like ‘I’m not doing as well as I’d like.’ It feels like ‘God isn’t pleased with me.’

THE POWER OF THE GROUP We all want to feel a sense of belonging. This isn’t a character flaw. It’s fundamental to the human experience. Our finest achievements are possible when people come together to work for a common cause. School spirit, the rightful pride we feel in our community, our heritage, our religion, and our families, all come from the value we place on belonging to a group.

Tell me about a person's family, friends, and community, and I'll tell you what his opinions are.

The school must be "a genuine form of active community life, instead of a place set apart in which to learn lessons".

Busy people tend to forgo the one activity - TV watching _ that is most lethal to community involvement

To be able to play and get loads of people together is really cool.

The teenager begins to realize he or she really does want to be part of a community, really does want to have good relationships with others, really does want to create something truly good with his or her life. The teenager comes to understand just being smart and just being privileged are not enough.

I've always been attracted to ensembles. When I started doing plays in high school and in college, I always loved the community aspect of it. I loved these little families that would develop.

I think the community that you're in really can define your ability to be at peace with your circumstances.

All of us now are serving and will continue to serve as lifelong missionaries. We are missionaries every day in our families, in our schools, in our places of employment, and in our communities. Regardless of our age, experience, or station in life, we are all missionaries.

I think that we should make the best of where we live and we all should be able to come back home to a place that is welcoming and represents who we are.