Ben Fogle Quotes

Humans are social beings, and we are happier, and better, when connected to others.

I belonged to another club, and liked the camaraderie.

We humans are not born alone; joining and being active in a club whose members share your passion for ideas and get your jokes is one of the great joys of life.

We always felt like we were throwing a party for our friends, regardless of the size or the place, because we actually were throwing a party for our friends. We've always had a very tight knit community.

Community means people spending time together here, and I don't think there's really that.

We felt like we just got surrounded by this community of friends.

To be a member of something. To be a member of something helps get rid of that lonely feeling.

It's always nice to see familiar faces.

It was the camaraderie and the friendships, too, that really drew me to Queensbridge.

The Star City community - because it's not a big city, actually; it's only 14 big houses, and everybody knows each other. It's like a small village, and I felt that somehow everybody wants to help me, especially during days when my father flew, and somehow care about me, and it was really great time, you know.

It is so rewarding to have a community that I can interact with. Whether it's meeting them in person or reading their comments, it's all so surreal and humbling.

I've been here for nine years, and over that time, these people have become like my family.

I don't really know what 'community' means. And I never use that word.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

I think that when people join clubs as simple as a sorority or a fraternity, a football team, a baseball team, it's just - you want to be in a group. You want to be around people, you want to be with people.

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

By being friends with all, we are not alone.

Though Lexington is not a small town, it sometimes feels like one, with circles of acquaintance overlapping once, then again; the person you meet by chance at the library or the pool may turn out to be the best friend of your down-the-street neighbor. Maybe that's why people are so friendly here, so willing to be unhurried.

I just really like people, and being a freelancer can be lonely during the day, when you're at home trying to write anything you can. 'Flight Of The Conchords' was so wonderful because I had a family for two years.

People talk about alienation in the city. Diners are a place where you feel comfortable, an extension of your house.

It's human nature to want to be with other people.

The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food.

I missed my home - like the physicality of my home, I missed my friends and my family mostly and just hanging out and being in your home country - culturally it feels right and that is what I miss.

I had friends at school, but I was never part of a gang and I dreamed of that sense of belonging to a group. You know, where people would call me 'Em' and shout across the bar, 'Em, what are you drinking?' after the show.

Human beings seek community, and permanent openness is hard to sustain.