Neighborhood Support Quotes

It is not enough to teach our young people to be successful...so they can realize their ambitions, so they can earn good livings, so they can accumulate the material things that this society bestows. Those are worthwhile goals. But it is not enough to progress as individuals while our friends and neighbors are left behind

I'm very confident about my ability to earn votes in every neighborhood.

My nana was always a widow as long as I was alive; my grandfather died before I was born. All the women on my street - there were four houses in a row with all old women who lived alone who were widowed. They all had kids, but they were all widowed. My mom didn't put me in preschool; I didn't know that was a thing. I just hung out with these women all day.

I think after 9/11, here in America, I saw something extraordinary. I saw neighbors looking after neighbors. I don't think anybody asked who anybody voted for. It was people taking care of other people.

I took it upon myself to give back to my 'hood.

A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.

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.

Finally, cooking is good citizenship. It's the only way to get serious about putting locally raised foods into your diet, which keeps farmlands healthy and grocery money in the neighborhood.

I'm definitely active in the community down there in Charleston.

Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine.

I think we - the way to stop anything violent or anything wrong is by really just paying attention to your own circle. You only can help the world by helping the people next to you.

Our American tradition of neighbor helping neighbor has always been one of our greatest strengths and most noble traditions.

Recently, I was giving a speech and I said that it's time for many of us to "go home." Not necessarily to move back home but rather to go back to our communities and support those outreach programs and those people who could use our assistance.

I think it's very important to support those who can't help themselves - children, animals - and especially to do so in your own neighborhood.

I chose 'BronxWorks' because I'm from The Bronx, and I got raised in The Bronx, and I just know the struggle and how it is growing up in The Bronx.

There are many people who have worked just because they love the community in which they are in, without expecting any financial consideration.

Being from Chicago, an inner-city kid, I'm fortunate enough now to be able to help the kids here when I come back, when I'm in town.

After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I really started to think about it later on in life.

Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of kindness that goes deep.

I'm still very involved in my community. I give back and I'm always there for the homies. That's one of the biggest parts of what I do.

I think the idea that the community you live in is an extension of your family is a really nice thing for people to think about and to wish for in their own lives.

We can begin by doing small things at the local level, like planting community gardens or looking out for our neighbors. That is how change takes place in living systems, not from above but from within, from many local actions occurring simultaneously.

People care for their community and will invest in their community and will look out for each other if they are challenged to do so.

And for the city's birthday, we will host events in every neighborhood of the city, inviting all of our residents to share in the celebration of Boston's great epic - the story of neighbors who support one another where it matters most.

I'm from Naples. I was born in a poor neighborhood and I always, in my heart, felt like it would be amazing to be able to adopt a child from Naples. I could give someone the opportunity I had. I would love to give back in that way and pay it forward.