Sher Valenzuela Quotes

Most organizations should be pro-active, but philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who tired of looking the other way as their communities fell apart.

When we empower our communities, we are all better off.

When I can, I enjoy working with local people to involve everyone in the community in changing their environment.

Our communities are strong because local leaders and active citizens listen and learn from the people they serve.

I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country.

I would like to somehow make the community I live in a better place to live.

If we don't heal our own hood, who will?

We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if we restore the belief that we share a sense of national community, that we share a common national endeavor. It can be done.

The decisions and problems of Uruguay will be resolved by Uruguayans.

My greatest work comes in the community.

I want to spark ideas and conversations and inspire people to take active roles in their communities, relationships and their well-being.

The unique thing about our country is that we don't get behind politicians, politicians get behind us.

Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one's own community is a most natural thing to do.

If our society is to address social issues, it will be done at the local level or not at all.

We can’t leave the job of leadership to the leaders.

There is no one left to fix the nation, none but all of us.

I want Americans to realize that we are the owners of this country, and that one person can make a difference.

We strongly believe that individual advocates play an important role in developing a civil society.

Trying to learn from communities and engage with policy makers and community organizers all across the country is really important to me.

The way to change the world is through individual responsibility and taking local action in your own community.

We must have government that builds stamina into communities and men. That makes men instead of mendicants.

For me, governing starts with people. It doesn't start with bureaucracy. It doesn't start with policy. It starts with people and what people need to thrive.

Public service and community organizing and movement building is such a part of my DNA that it's really hard to separate it.

I can tell you, you know, I am a person that every - people that do really know me well know that I'm extremely passionate about fighting for my families and the residents back home.

The most powerful thing we can do is get involved locally. Help our local community and become community activists in our own smaller circle.