“There are tons of gay issues that are important, from gay marriage to adoption rights to work-place discrimination and more... but I think the biggest gay issue is the level of involvement of the gay community to demand change. So many gays think that other gays will take care of it. To fix this, people need to realize that they CAN make a change, but no one person can do it alone.” PeopleThinkingNeedsPersonsImportantCareCan DoRealizingCommunityLevelsIssuesRightsGayDemandTake CareDiscriminationAdoptionInvolvementMaking ChangesGay MarriageGay CommunityWork Place Author:Tyler Oakley
“Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.” WayWellsPersonsImportantStrongGrowsCommunityInspiringQualityHelping OthersVolunteerQuality Of LifeVolunteerismCommunity ServiceVolunteerism And ServiceSpiritual CommunityStrong CommunityBetter Quality Of Life Author:Dorothy Height
“I think it's important for girls at a young age to be involved in as many things as possible. Especially safe communities of people that teach them great life lessons like self-confidence and courage. And getting girls to go to camp especially in the summer where they can meet new friends, learn new things, and not just sit at home and watch TV.” PeopleThinkingImportantSelfHomeAgeYoungGirlCommunityWatchesTeachTvsInvolvedLessonsSafeSummerSelf ConfidenceCampsLife LessonNew ThingsYoung AgeNew FriendsConfidence And CourageMeeting New Friends Author:Shawn Johnson
“We pride ourselves at Natrona - I mean, pride {ironically] - on developing a noncompetitive community. That's very important. The values that can come from that kind of meditative work combined with the creative work you do, combined with your activism, can come together.” KindMeanImportantTogetherValuesCommunityCreativePrideActivismDevelopingCreative Work Author:Anne Waldman
“I think it's important for us to recognize that although historically black communities have been very progressive with respect to issues of race and with respect to struggles for racial equality, that does not necessarily translate into progressive positions on gender issues, progressive positions on issues of sexuality and in the latter 1990s we have to recognize the intersectionality, the interconnectedness of all of these institutions and attitudes.” ThinkingDoeHas BeensImportantBlackCommunityRaceAttitudeStruggleIssuesPositionInstitutionsGenderSexualityLatterProgressiveTranslateInterconnectednessIntersectionalityBlack CommunityRacial EqualityGender Issues Author:Angela Davis
“Most asylum seekers do get permanent visas, so the earlier they receive the appropriate help, the faster they will become part of the community. They'll get jobs and start paying taxes too. They will see Australia as a nation with a sense of care and concern. That's so important for a cohesive society. It helps build a sense of belonging. And in terms of common decency, it's what should be happening... For God's sake, this is Australia, people should be treated with decency and humanity.” PeopleShouldImportantHelpingCareJobsHumanityNationsTermCommunityCommonTaxesHappeningsConcernSakeTreatedFasterPermanentAppropriateAustraliaBelongingDecencySeekersAsylumsVisaPaying TaxesAsylum SeekersCommon DecencyCare And Concern Author:Malcolm Fraser
“Bad news is dramatic. It makes good TV. If there's a firefight on the same day that a school opens up, the media will show the firefight even though the school is way more important and will affect the community for much longer.” IfsWayImportantShowsSchoolCommunityMediaTvsNewsDramaticBad News Author:Sebastian Junger
“People forget that art is not just a piece of entertainment. It is the place where we collectively declare our values and then act on them. That's one of the most powerful things we have as a community: our culture and our art. And it's the intersection between life and how people deal with life. It's the most important thing we do.” PeopleArtImportantValuesCultureCommunityForgetDealsPowerfulPiecesArt IsImportant ThingsEntertainmentMost PowerfulIntersections Author:Wendell Pierce
“I think it's important for people to be aware of the impact that climate change is having on this huge community of people.” PeopleThinkingImportantCommunityHugeImpactClimateClimate Change Author:Scarlett Johansson
“As for major obstacles keeping young Latinos from becoming filmmakers, I think our communities are still coming into their identities as storytellers. It's such an important identity to reclaim - it's how our ancestors kept our cultures alive. But a long history of silencing, invisibility, and marginalization has kept generations of Latinos from believing in themselves, from seeing themselves as agents of their own lives. I think there needs to be a focus on this aspect to help cultivate young Latinas to see themselves as cultural producers and defenders.” ThinkingNeedsBelieveLongStillsImportantHelpingYoungCultureCommunityFocusAliveSeeingGenerationsIdentityBecomingMajorsAspectObstaclesProducersAgentsFilmmakerAncestorStorytellerLatinoOur CommunityDefendersInvisibilityLatinaMarginalizationSilencing Author:Aurora Guerrero
“In the Baboon community, it is not how strong you are that is important, but who you know that counts” KnowsImportantStrongCommunityWho You KnowBaboons Author:David Attenborough
“Community is a consequence. It results when people come together to accomplish things that are important to them and succeed. People who are uninvolved cannot feel this connection.” PeopleFeelsImportantTogetherCommunityResultsSucceedConsequenceConnectionsAccomplish Author:Richard Cornuelle
“I think the rap community always tells the truth. And I think that it's important that we listen to their voices so we can have a roadmap, because artists - almost every single artist in hip-hop, they paint a picture of society that's overlooked. The misogyny, the racism, the violence, the homophobia, these are things that we try to avoid instead of dealing with. All of that I see it so often.” ThinkingTryingImportantArtistVoiceCommunityViolenceRacismPaintHip HopRapHipsTelling The TruthHopsMisogynyHomophobiaOverlooked Author:Russell Simmons
“Pope Benedict XVI assumes leadership at a critical time in which the world's collective wisdom and leadership including that of the religious community is most important to face up to challenges of deepening poverty and under-development afflicting many people of the world.” PeopleWorldImportantFacesCommunityChallengesReligiousPovertyDevelopmentAssumingIncludingCriticalCollectivesPopeReligious CommunityCollective WisdomBenedict XviPope Benedict Author:Thabo Mbeki
“The single greatest issue for me as an environmentalist is climate change. I'd have to say that climate change is the single most important issue facing the environmental community and communities as a whole.” ImportantWholeCommunityIssuesClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeEnvironmentalistImportant Issues Author:Jerome Ringo
“It is not about sexuality that is important to most people who care, it is what we do for our community and our family, our friends and just human compassion for others that matter in the world we live in daily.” PeopleWorldHumansImportantMatterCareCommunityCompassionSexualityOur FamilyWho CaresOur CommunityCompassion For OthersHuman Compassion Author:Lisa Stone
“We know that expanded access to natural gas is important to families and businesses in communities across Ontario. That's why our government is developing new natural gas programs to improve access, which will generate economic activity, attract significant investment, create jobs, and break down barriers in our communities” KnowsImportantGovernmentJobsCommunityNaturalBreakEconomicActivityProgramInvestmentAccessSignificantDevelopingGasBarriersBreaking DownOur CommunityNatural GasOntario Author:Brad Duguid
“Our Government is investing in stronger communities by supporting the important work of charities by reducing their administrative burden, encouraging charitable giving and allowing charities to use modern electronic tools.” GivingImportantUseGovernmentCommunityModernToolsStrongerCharityInvestingBurdenAllowingReducingCharitableAdministrativeImportant WorkCharitable Giving Author:Kevin Sorenson
“I've never really felt that being part of a literary community is all that important. It can be extremely detrimental to a writer. It can damage successful writers by giving them an exalted sense of what they've done, and it can crush less successful writers by infecting them with envy and malice at an early stage in their careers.” GivingImportantDoneFeltCommunityCareersSuccessfulStageEnvyDamageCrushMaliceExaltedDetrimental Author:Pankaj Mishra
“I'm willing to explore what that's supposed to look like. I want to be intentional. I want it to show up in my life every day. I really try to live out my values and be consistent. Another things that has helped has been staying connected to a community of believers. It's important to be around others that share your beliefs and share your values and people that can encourage you.” PeopleWantTryingLooksHas BeensImportantShowsValuesBeliefCommunityShareWillingConnectedBelieverConsistentStaying Author:Kelly Clark