“When I was ten, I saw 'Grease' on stage and thought: 'I want to be part of that; it looks like so much fun.' My mum enrolled me in a local theatre group, and it all went from there.” WantLooksFunSawsGroupsStageTenTheatreLocalsMumGrease Author:Michelle Ryan
“Either the State for ever, crushing individual and local life, taking over in all fields of human activity, bringing with it its wars and its domestic struggles for power, its palace revolutions which only replace one tyrant by another, and inevitably at the end of this development there is ... death! Or the destruction of States, and new life starting again in thousands of centers on the principle of the lively initiative of the individual and groups and that of free agreement.The choice lies with you!” HumansWarEndsStatesLyingChoicesIndividualPrinciplesStruggleGroupsFieldsRevolutionDevelopmentActivityDestructionStartingLocalsCrushAgreementTyrantsInitiativeNew LifePalacesLivelyHuman Activity Author:Peter Kropotkin
“We will allow private and religious groups to compete to provide services in every federal, state and local social program.” StatesHumorPoliticalSocialReligiousGroupsProgramLocalsPolitical HumorSocial Programs Author:George W. Bush
“That's really a part of my nature , it goes along with autonomy and independence of action - it's just that I don't identify with the local group, no matter what it is, whether it's the human species or the American democracy, the nation, the country, religions, political parties, nothing. None of these have my allegiance because I'm not really concerned with what they do. I don't feel a part of any of this.” FeelsHumansCountryMatterActionPoliticalNationsPartyDemocracyGroupsConcernedNo Matter WhatIndependenceSpeciesLocalsPolitical PartiesAutonomyAllegianceHuman SpeciesAmerican Democracy Author:George Carlin
“There's no sense that you can knock on your neighbor's door or be part of a local community group, and that's part of your responsibility as a human being.” HumansCommunityHuman BeingsResponsibilityDoorsGroupsNeighborLocalsLocal Community Author:Rashida Jones
“The idea that a relatively fixed group of privileged people might shape the economy and government for their own benefit goes against the American grain. Nevertheless, the owners and top-level managers in large income-producing properties are far and away the dominant power figures in the United States. Their corporations, banks, and agribusinesses come together as a corporate community that dominates the federal government in Washington. Their real estate, construction, and land development companies form growth coalitions that dominate most local governments.” PeopleIdeasRealStatesGovernmentMightTogetherFormGrowthCommunityLevelsUnitedCompanyUnited StatesEconomyGroupsLandFiguresDevelopmentShapesBenefitsPropertyIncomeLocalsManagersCorporateCorporationsFixedOwnersConstructionGrainNeverthelessDominantEstatesPrivilegedFederal GovernmentCoalitionsLocal GovernmentAgribusiness Author:G. William Domhoff
“As a chef, I had started working with groups like Share Our Strength and various local food banks in New York, raising money for hunger-related issues. And not only me, but the entire restaurant industry has been very focused on this issue.” Has BeensIssuesGroupsShareNew YorkIndustryHungerVariousFocusedLocalsRelatedRestaurantsChefRaising MoneyFood BanksLocal Food Author:Tom Colicchio
“While I was into many different types of music, and played with many different local groups, I really didn't have a band to call my own until Dire Straits was formed in 1977.” DifferentMy OwnGroupsTypeBandLocalsDifferent Types Of Music Author:Mark Knopfler
“When my band MU landed on Maui in 1973 we were greeted by a wonderful group of peace loving brothers & sisters who we immediately formed a bond with. We had two instant roadies, Spider & Richard, who helped with every move of our musical equipment. We settled into our house on the edge of the rainforest that eventually became a portable studio. We started rehearsing and booked the Lahaina Civic Auditorium for a full moon concert starring MU and a local band The Space Patrol.” TwoMovingHouseSpaceWonderfulGroupsBrotherMoonBandMusicalEdgesStudiosLocalsInstantConcertsEquipmentSpidersCivicsFull MoonMauiRehearsingRainforestBrother SisterAuditoriums Author:Merrell Fankhauser